On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, bellis wrote: > Hi Debian users, > > I'm using debian testing, kernel 2.6.7 on an IBM T41 laptop. > > I have a Sony digital camera with a 256 MB Memory Stick Pro. To read > this, I have been using this a usb device: PNY Memory Stick reader. This > has enabled me to mount the stick as an external drive with the > following line in /etc/fstab > > /dev/fatflash /memorystick vfat rw,user,noauto > 0 0 > > and then just typing > > mount /memorystick > > and up until a week or so ago, this worked like a charm. > > But now I get the following error > > mount: /dev/fatflash is not a valid block device > > > and typing "dmesg| grep usb" gives me > > usbcore: registered new driver usbfs > usbcore: registered new driver hub > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 2 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 2, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 3 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 3, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 4 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 4, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 5 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 5, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 6 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 6, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 7 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 7, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 8 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 8, error -71 > usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using address 9 > usb 4-4: device not accepting address 9, error -71 > ......... > > and so on. > > This is a recent development as I was just using this a few weeks > ago. I don't update every day, but I have updated prior to this change. > Anybody have any ideas?
2.6.7 is pretty old. You could try using a more recent kernel. It's possible the device is broken. Can you verify that it still works with your older software? There's a number of suggestions for dealing with this sort of problem in the FAQ at www.linux-usb.org. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
