is the drive empty when you try to mount it? that would explain the "device is not a block device".
try this, plug in your drive, insert a disk and tell us what happens On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:08 PM, lukanga dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, > lsusb and dmesg shows me some thing like the device has been recognised but > it doest mount when i try to mount it. > " device is not a block device" > "connect-debounce failed, port 1 disables" > "unable to enumerate usb device on port 1" > All these are errors i have received in my strugle could please help! > Thank you for your time. > > > --- On *Mon, 11/16/09, joseph mpora <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: joseph mpora <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] how do we install an external cased cdrom on linux? > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 7:52 AM > > Dennis, > > Recompiling the kernel is usually not necessary. Just plug in your USB > CDROM. > > You can take a look at the output of the lsusb and dmesg commands, > they will confirm whether or not your drive is installed. > > Cheers, Joseph > > On 11/14/09, lukanga dennis > <[email protected]<http://us.mc315.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi people, > > can any body take me through the processes of recompile a kernel, or > teach > > me another way of installing my newly bought cdrom case to my dell > latitude > > note book. You must know that i installed fedora 10 using a usb > coneection > > to my laptop hard disk which i later connected to another computer. When > i > > disabled the internal hard drive and directed the fedora cd to install > > throuh usb port to my laptop hard disk it worked. now i want to install > the > > cdrom please help.! > > lukaden > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected]<http://us.mc315.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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