Regarding USB... I hope that the suggestion works. Please let us know. From my experience, not all USB memory sticks are supported by linux, not even the 2.6 kernel. There are many different chip sets in use. Good luck
-rdg On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 15:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > anh le wrote: > > Hello gentoo user n helper :) > > > > I installed gentoo linux 1.4 on an i686 but have 2 troubles > > > > 1- USB storage (I have a 32 MB memory stick) > > I have install scsi mod, sd_mod, usbcore, usb-storage > > (everything needed that I once read from forum) > > I modprobe everything seem to be ok > > but when I mount > > > > --- > > mount /dev/sda1 -t vfat /mnt/flash > > --- > > it fires back: > > > > --- > > mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device > > --- > > then > > mknod /dev/sda1 b 8 1 > > also not helps > > > > You need to rescan your SCSI-Bus for new devices (USB-Devies use the > SCSI structur of th kernel ... > > I do that job with a script from SuSE ... it is called rescan-scsi-bus.sh > > here is it : > http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/rescan-scsi-bus.sh > or have a look at google to find it > > it creates for you the nodes and makes them usable ... (or update to > Kernel 2.6 there is a new system which is working well ...) > > > ###### > > > > 2. I installed fetchmail, wrote a fetchmailrc with fetchall option > > > > First I run fetchmail -cv (normal user) to see it work, but all my fetched > > mail go nowhere, > > > > I don't know where they've gone! already check /var/spool/mail/anh > > > > My email on server still all there. > > Perhaps your own (local) mailserver doesn't accept that mails ? > > I don't know. I used fetchmail a long time ago .... > > > Martin > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
