FC6 not recognising Flash drive.

[Jim Douglas]

>From: Norm <norm at workingtools.ca>
>Reply-To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>Subject: Re: FC6 not recognising Flash drive.
>Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 20:18:55 -0800
>
>On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 01:55:21 +0000
>dexter <ddmbox2 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Is there more I need to do to make certain I have the latest kernel?
> > You need to enable repo updates-testing for yum to see it.
> > > Or am I right in guessing that the latest kernel was only released
> > > yesterday and takes a while to make it through the system
> > Well the way I see it working wrt FCx release kernels is Mr Jones
> > will drop a kernel in updates-testing, the testing part should be in
> > your mind when installing this it could break somethink or solve
> > world peace it needs testing. After some period of exposure it will
> > drop to the updates repo for general consumption and is considered
> > stable[1].
> >
> > Also I'm currently tracking this in BZ#204396 were there is also a
> > udev fix if you don't fancy a new kernel yet?. coz I'm running
> > rawhide I havn't tried .2835.fc6 but I can confirm that the udev fix
> > (a one liner) will allow ur current system to see the flash device at
> > start-up. take your pick but don't do both :)
> >
> > [1] stable != bug free :)
>
>Given my level of skill I am probably best to wait a few more days for
>the next kernel release. I can live with needing to remount the flash
>drive for a few days.  Fortunately I am not using that other OS that
>seems to require several reboots a day sometimes.
> > ...dex
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Try plugging it in to a different USB port...it worked for me.

Jim

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