USB keyx with FC2....

[ysdg at free.fr]

thx for your time Alexander.
I had already done "tail -f /var/log/messages" before posting this request :
nothing appears when plugging or unplugging the usb key. Even if I reboot the
problem remains (the only error detection is : "modprobe: FATAL: Error running
install command for sound_slot_1" ; hence nothing concerning usbdevice)
My kernel is 2.6.8-1.521 ; I read a guy having the same problem with the same
motherboard ASUS P4P800 recompile his kernel to make it works.... As I've never
done it, I'm bit reluctant...
Do you still have wise advice to give me ?
THX



Selon Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de>:

> Am Di, den 07.09.2004 schrieb ysdg at free.fr um 19:22:
>
> > I know this topic must have been treated many times but here is my problem
> :
>
> This is no real excuse. If you dig the list archive you will find enough
> discussions about usage of USB sticks on FC1/2. And you'll find hints to
> debug things if it does not work like expected.
>
> > I just installed FC2 (though I had some problems with my ASUS motherboard)
> and
> > updated everything. With FC1, I was used to mount my usbkeys with the
> following
> > command :
> > mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable
>
> The partition hasn't hardly changed. So it will still be sda1.
>
> > It doesn't work anymore... I used many other mounting point such as sda
> sda2
> > sda3... sdb sdb1 ... but nothing worked.
>
> Blind trials make not much sense.
>
> > I launched the hardware browser to see the mounting point of my usbkey and
> > here... NOTHING ! It doesn't appear .....
>
> Take the stick out. Run a terminal with "tail -f /var/log/messages" and
> observe the syslog when plugging in the USB stick. There must come up
> some messages. "fdisk -l" should show you the drive and it's
> partition(s). If you tricked already too much and messages output keeps
> emptry when plugging and unplugging then do a reboot - with stick not
> connected. Retry with syslog observation.
>
> > HAVE A CLUE ?
>
> No reason to shout out.
>
> Alexander
>
>
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