On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:21:00 +0100
Vaclav Barta wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a USB 2.0 flash drive called "next alien" ("developed by
> Emgeton, assembled in Taiwan, copyright Bell technology" - not very
> high-end, but it looks funny :-) ) and identifying itself as "Nu
> Drive" (see the log below) which I'd like to get working with Linux.
> Right now, I'm running Gentoo kernel 2.6.18-r4 (with USB debugging
> turned on), and when I insert it into the USB port, its LED starts
> blinking and /var/log/messages gets
>
> Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: usb 1-3: new high speed USB device
> using ehci_hcd and address 3
> Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: usb 1-3: Product: Nu Drive
> Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: usb 1-3: Manufacturer:
> Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 075A141402A5
> Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from
> 1 choice Dec 12 19:04:42 quanxi kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for
> USB Mass Storage devices
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: Vendor: Model: Nu
> Drive Rev: PMAP
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: Type:
> Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: SCSI device sda: 982016 512-byte hdwr
> sectors (503 MB)
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: SCSI device sda: 982016 512-byte hdwr
> sectors (503 MB)
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda:<6>sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error: return
> code = 0x08000002
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda: Current: sense key=0x3
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
> sector 0 Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error:
> return code = 0x08000002
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda: Current: sense key=0x3
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
> sector 0 Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error:
> return code = 0x08000002
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sda: Current: sense key=0x3
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0
> Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
> sector 0 Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: unable to read partition
> table Dec 12 19:04:47 quanxi kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi
> removable disk sda
>
> Not surprisingly, ``mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/stick'' fails with
> mount: /dev/sda: can't read superblock
>
> while the log gets
> Dec 12 19:07:15 quanxi kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code =
> 0x08000002
> Dec 12 19:07:15 quanxi kernel: sda: Current: sense key=0x3
> Dec 12 19:07:15 quanxi kernel: ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0
> Dec 12 19:07:15 quanxi kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
> sector 0
>
> Using previous kernels (both plain and Gentoo), I've been getting
> somewhat different errors, but the stick never really worked under
> Linux. Works under Windows, though.
>
> Bye
> Vasek
I always specify the partition, as in "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/stick".
As an experiment, I tried "mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/stick" and got
error messages. Perhaps specifying the partition would work better...
HTH,
David
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