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
> >
> >
> >
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