Re: usb-thumb memorex? ???
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Chris Parker wrote: > >> media value (0xb9) VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev > >> sdb1. > > > vfat 13920 0 that's fat32 > fat53756 1 vfat that's fat16 > msdos 10400 0 that's definitely fat16 but ... > vfat 13920 0 > fat53756 2 msdos,vfat good > fat16 wouldnt fall under vfat or msdos. dang fat16 is a whacky name for msdos > is there a debian kernel w/fat16 support or would it be better to just > reformat in a vfat partition? possible? looks to me that your kernel supports fat16/msdos but your kernel is not able ot use the modules to talk tothe usb stick manually do: modprobe msdos modprobe fat modprobe vfat and see what it spits out at you than spit back and do: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb-stick and see what it barfs at you if it still doesnt work .. - change to 2.4.31 or 2.6.13 directly from kernel.org and skip all the broken modified kernels - the above kernel and usbstick should be working on your system c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: usb-thumb memorex? ???
Alvin Oga wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Chris Parker wrote: > >> is the memorex usb thumbdrive workable, able to mount? > > > yes .. most any usb will work under *nix > > you just need to have the usb drivers for the usb controller on > your mb lspci | grep usb > > - check the kernel options against the lspci output > > but your kernel supports the usb controller > > >> Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 Buffer >> I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 FAT: invalid >> media value (0xb9) VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev >> sdb1. > > > says your kernel does not support FAT16 > >> fdisk -l /dev/sdb > > > since it finds the fat16 partition you do NOT have a usb problem > >> Disk /dev/sdb: 499 MB, 499122176 bytes 32 heads, 16 >> sectors/track, 1904 cylinders Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = >> 262144 bytes >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdb1 * 1 1904 487416 e W95 FAT16 >> (LBA) > > > c ya alvin> > > Here is the output of lspci -vv | grep USB :00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) :00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) :00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) :00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) :00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) here is an lsmod lsmod vfat 13920 0 fat53756 1 vfat msdos 10400 0 adfs 21924 0 usb_storage76384 0 usbhid 36480 0 uhci_hcd 32176 0 usbcore 122300 6 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,usblp,usbhid,uhci_hcd ata_piix9636 0 evdev 9728 0 dm_mod 60540 0 sr_mod 17380 0 sg 39040 0 sata_promise 10308 0 libata 49604 2 ata_piix,sata_promise ide_scsi 17700 0 vfat 13920 0 fat53756 2 msdos,vfat udf92964 0 isofs 37304 0 smbfs 69432 0 ntfs 113872 2 hpfs 80644 0 autofs418596 0 radeon 80256 0 drm67732 1 radeon ati_agp 8972 0 agpgart35560 3 intel_agp,drm,ati_agp loop 17608 0 sd_mod 19664 0 scsi_mod 138472 7 usb_storage,sr_mod,sg,sata_promise,libata,ide_scsi,sd_mod ide_cd 43140 0 fat16 wouldnt fall under vfat or msdos. dang is there a debian kernel w/fat16 support or would it be better to just reformat in a vfat partition? possible? thanks again smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: usb-thumb memorex? ???
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Chris Parker wrote: > is the memorex usb thumbdrive workable, able to mount? yes .. most any usb will work under *nix you just need to have the usb drivers for the usb controller on your mb lspci | grep usb - check the kernel options against the lspci output but your kernel supports the usb controller > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 > FAT: invalid media value (0xb9) > VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev sdb1. says your kernel does not support FAT16 > fdisk -l /dev/sdb since it finds the fat16 partition you do NOT have a usb problem > Disk /dev/sdb: 499 MB, 499122176 bytes > 32 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1904 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = 262144 bytes > >Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdb1 * 11904 487416e W95 FAT16 (LBA) c ya alvin> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
usb-thumb memorex? ???
is the memorex usb thumbdrive workable, able to mount? checked mailing list to no avail. info: lsmod | grep usb usb_storage76384 0 usblp 12992 0 usbhid 36480 0 usbcore 122300 6 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,usblp,usbhid,uhci_hcd scsi_mod 138472 7 usb_storage,sr_mod,sg,sata_promise,libata,ide_scsi,sd_mod ide_core -- kernel=uname -r 2.6.12-1-686 etch dmesg | tail = usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Vendor: Memorex Model: TD 2C Rev: 1.00 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 SCSI device sdb: 974848 512-byte hdwr sectors (499 MB) sdb: Write Protect is off sdb: Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 sdb: assuming drive cache: write through SCSI device sdb: 974848 512-byte hdwr sectors (499 MB) sdb: Write Protect is off sdb: Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 sdb: assuming drive cache: write through /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: [CUMANA/ADFS] p1<5>Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Attached scsi generic sg1 at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 0 usb-storage: device scan complete Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 508378384 FAT: invalid media value (0xb9) VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev sdb1. -- fdisk -l = fdisk -l /dev/sdb Disk /dev/sdb: 499 MB, 499122176 bytes 32 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1904 cylinders Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = 262144 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 11904 487416e W95 FAT16 (LBA) mount command used =mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/thumb/ tried fat, usbfs, adfs nothin works. any info greatly appreciated--rtfm links... thanks smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
