You can add; options scsi_mod max_scsi_luns=4
to your /etc/modules.conf file so it looks for 4 (the normal number for multifunction card readers). Or you can create a /etc/hotplug/usb/usb-storage script. On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Jure Koren wrote: > I've solved my problem, so if this will help anyone. > > The rmmod sd_mod trick didn't work. I've had to recompile my kernel to > put it into a module but it didn't help. > I enabled some things in my bios: Floppy mode 3, usb keyboard, usb mouse. > Then I used the utility that came with the usb disk to format (for the > 3rd time) the usb disk, but this time I've set the protected area to 1mb > and I've set a password for this area. Before the "protected" area was > without a password. > Went back into linux and there were no errors in /var/log/messages, but > the disk wasn't recognized. But because there were no errors I thought > that I'm getting closer. I've googled around for the scsi howto and read > the troubleshooting section. > So I did > > # cat /proc/scsi/scsi > Attached devices: > Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 <-- this line > Vendor: Model: USB DISK Pro Rev: PMAP > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > in the 2nd line the numbers are 2, 0, 0, 0 > So I must force the scsi bus to look for a drive on Lun 1. > Ok, I don't know what is this lun thing, but after I did this: > > echo "scsi add-single-device 2 0 0 1" > /proc/scsi/scsi > > Kde automatically mounted my usb disk. I've won! :) > > So now I've got a question: how can I do this automatically? > hal/udev/dbus??? > > One problem is that the line I have to write is not always the same. If > i unplug and replug the disk the Host: scsi2 becomes Host: scsi3. I > think I should write a bash script that parses /proc/scsi/scsi and then > somehow adds this device and then this script should be started when I > plug in the disk. > > Alan Stern wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, Jure Koren wrote: > > > > > >> You are right. One partition/unit is supposed to be protected, the other > >> not. But I didn't set a password so both are unprotected. > >> Do you know a way to alter this order that linux uses to access the device? > >> :) > >> I have emailed the company that makes them but I didn't get an answer... > >> > > > > It's not clear what the correct order is. Perhaps both units have to > > receive an INQUIRY command before either one can be used. There isn't any > > 100% reliable way of forcing Linux to do this. The best approach would be > > to do "rmmod sd_mod" before plugging in the device. > > > > Alan Stern > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |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 xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
