On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Chris Roberts wrote:

> I have a problem, in that some USB memory keys are not loaded correctly.
>
> I am confident that our server is working correctly for local devices, with
> correct client hostnames, fuse set-up etc.  I have done loads of research,
> but beyond the suggestion of formatting the drive, have not come across any
> resolution.
>
> The symptoms are that, on the client shell, the USB auto-detection finishes
> with:
>
>  sda: Unknown partition table
>
> There is nothing in /tmp/drives.
>
> If, on the client, I then type:
>
> # mkdir /tmp/drives/DriveName
> # mount -t vfat /dev/sda /tmp/drives/DriveName

That's the problem: udev assume sda1, sda2, etc.
Put a partition table record on it with fdisk...
(save the content of /dev/sda before, and restore it after fdisk 
operation and creating the new filesystem on /dev/sda1, e.g.)

Or hack the udev rules to try sda when no sda1, etc. exists..

--
Zsolt

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