I didn't really expect the sr_mod to make any difference but it worth making sure.
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, John Schrader wrote: > > Hi, > > thank you for all answers! > > On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 10:10:50AM -0500, Peter B Van Campen wrote: > > > I also have this same problem. I have SuSE 8.0 2.4.18smp kernel on a 2 P-III > > system. I get the same "Can't locate module block-major-11" message.. Stephen > > J. Gowdy of this list assisted me; he pointed out that the module > > block-major-11 is 'scsi cd-rom support' and my (your) kernel needs this > > module to support the USB Mass Storage device The module name is sr_mod and > > you can see if it is loaded with lsmod.. > > I looked at the kernel configuration and saw that 'scsi cdrom support' > was - as the only scsi functionality - directly compiled into the > kernel; so there was no module sr_mod at all. > Then I recompiled the kernel with 'scsi cdrom support' as module. Now, > autoloading sr_mod works, and the message about block-major-11 in > /var/log/messages is gone. But besides that there is no change in the > behaviour. Do I need a different (patched) version of this module for > the USB mass storage support? > > > I am beginning to suspect that the SuSE 2.4.18 kerenl that the installation > > process loads is 'broken' ; I have emailed support at SuSE but have not heard > > back. > > Maybe this is the reason. In the meantime I realized, that sometimes > 'hwscan --usb' (which is started by the usb.agent script) crashes, > when the device is plugged in. > As soon as I find the time, I will try the device with the RedHat 7.2 > system from a friend. > > > Modprobe sr_mod does NOT work and I haveen't been able find out how to get > > this prob resolved. If you find out please let me know! > > See above. This shows why the module sr_mod isn't loaded. But for me > this makes no difference corresponding to the final result. > > And to Georg: waiting until the harddisk is up, and then plugging > in the USB cable makes absolutely no difference. :-( > > Thanks, > > John > > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Caffeinated soap. No kidding. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
