On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:23:46 +0100
Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 30 June 2005 10:18, David wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:44:25 +0100
> >
> > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Thursday 30 June 2005 08:36, David wrote:
> > > > I purchased myself a 128mb USB Micro Drive today that is
> > > > suitable for kernel 2.4.0 and better however when I plug it in
> > > > it appears not to be recognised, however DiskDrake does list it.
> > > >
> > > > The blurb that comes with the drive says that if in the event
> > > > that the drive is not recognised then i should add a line
> > > > (which they give) to 'usbmgr.conf'. The blurb says that this is
> > > > usually in /etc/ usbmgr - but may vary with distribution.
> > > >
> > > > I have looked and looked but can not find anything that says
> > > > 'usbmgr' or its like.
> > > >
> > > > My real live guru was coming down earlier (he got called into
> > > > town by his mother-in-law.... as he said he dare not say no to
> > > > her) but will no doubt be here tomorrow, to help me on this. In
> > > > the meantime if anyone knows where I can find this folder/file
> > > > would appreciate you passing your knowledge on to me.
> > > >
> > > > (for those in this part of the world it is a DSE USB 2.0 Micro
> > > > Drive (XH8250))
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > >
> > > What do you see in the log when you plug the device in?
> > > And is there any difference if you open a terminal enter su to
> > > become root user and type
> > > modprobe usb-storage
> > > before plugging it in?
> > >
> > > And what release of Linux are we talking about here?
> > >
> > > derek
> >
> > Derek, thanks - the modprobe seemed to have fixed the problem.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > E. David I. Taylor, Taranaki, New Zealand - (RLU #389384)
> > 'the place to be - beneath the Mountain, beside the Sea'
>
> In that case put the text
> usb-storage
> in the file /etc/modprobe.preload
> It should then work without having to issue the modprobe command.
>
> derek
>
Thank you, have done
E. David I. Taylor, Taranaki, New Zealand - (RLU #389384)
'the place to be - beneath the Mountain, beside the Sea'
this mail originates from a Linux/Open Source computer featuring
Mandrakelinux release 10.2 (Limited Edition 2005) for i586 kernel
2.6.11-6mdk & @ 10:09:56 up 19 days, 42 min, 1 user, load average:
1.17, 1.15, 1.07
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