On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, Holger Eitzenberger wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem of connecting to all the partitions of an USB 2.0 > device with a custom kernel 2.6.15.y (see [1] below).
These things usually involve some sort of locking or encryption scheme that Linux doesn't know about. > It is a multi-partition device, where the first partition should show up > as a USB cdrom (ro) device, the second partition should show as USB > flash device and the third partition is a hidden partition, which AFAIK > requires a special software to connect to (I haven't tested yet). The correct term is "logical unit", not "partition". A partition is a portion of a disk drive, so a partition cannot be a CDROM device. > The first partition shows up correctly, using modules usb-storage and sr: > > Vendor: Astaro Model: UD-ROM Rev: 2.0F > Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 00 > DEV: registering device: ID = '1:0:0:0' > > However, the second USB flash partition does not show at all. > Is there a config switch I am missing? Probably not. > Any tips? You could try using usbmon to capture the USB communications when you plug in the device. Instructions for usbmon are in the kernel source, in Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt. If you post the output here, we'll be able to see what's going on. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
