On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Xavier Outhier wrote: | Hi Randy, | | I attached the result of my investigation yesterday evening. | Before I try to patch my system with the patch I was sent | by Ralf Ertzinger. It would be the first time and I'm a little | anxious of it. Yes, I saw that. Anxious why? Do you have critical data on that Legend QDI drive already?
| So before doing this dangerous manipulation, I give you | the information requested and a little more. It might be | only a problem in my /etc/fstab? | There is nothing in /proc/bus/usb/devices before of after the USB | drive has been plugged if under normal user xavier. My suggestion was to use a "Linux system with USB support." I meant one with USB support already loaded and running. | root@linux:/proc/bus/usb > more /etc/fstab | /dev/sda /media/usbhd ext2 default 1 2 Try using vfat type filesystem here, and then try to mount it. That assumes that the device is already formatted. I guess you could just try formatting it with whatever filesystem type you want to use. | I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage | In USB Viewer: after the qdi (http://www.qdi.com) USB drive have been plugged | USB Portable Device | Manufacturer: USB TECHNOLOGY | Interface Number: 0 | Name: (none) | Alternate Number: 0 | Class: 08(stor.) | Sub Class: 6 | Protocol: 50 Yes, it claims to be Class storage, Subclass SCSI, Protocol Bulk-only, so the usb-storage driver should work with it. That is, you shouldn't need a special or proprietary driver for it. Regards, ~Randy | Thank for help, | | Xavier. | | "Randy.Dunlap" wrote: | | > Hi- | > | > If it looks like a USB-standard storage device, it might work. | > | > If it uses only a proprietary communication protocol, you | > should ask Legend QDI Europe for the software interface specs | > for it, or just hope that someone else is developing a driver | > for it. | > | > Do you already have the device? | > If so, please connect it to your Linux system with USB support, | > and then send us the contents of "/proc/bus/usb/devices" | > (to this mailing list). | > | > ~Randy | > | > On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Xavier Outhier wrote: | > | > | Hello everybody, | > | | > | I posted this message 2 weeks ago but there were no answer. | > | Does it mean that there is no hope to use my device ... | > | under Linux? | > | | > | Best regards, | > | | > | Xavier. | > | | > | Xavier Outhier wrote: | > | > | > | > Hi, | > | > | > | > I would like to use my USB small harddisk on Linux | > | > (SuSE 7.2, kernel 2.4.4). The product I have can be seen | > | > at http://www.qdieurope.com/ia/usb-disk.htm. | > | > | > | > They do not provide driver for Linux currently. | > | > Does someone already wrote one for it? | > | > | > | > And how should I proceed for installation and usage | > | > afterwards? _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
