On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:40:02 +1100 elliott-brennan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jake, > > My USB drives work on the various ports and I'm > running other USB devices on the various (6) USB > ports, e.g.. Web Cam, mouse, scanner, headphones > (HP ones which have an very cool additional bass > capacity utilising power from the USB port) and > these all work...except for this device. > > I started out trying it in the USB hub. I've tried > it directly plugged-in in the front and back > ports, but nada. > > Annoying. > > Thanks for the suggestions though and for taking > time out on Boxing Day to answer my post. Very kind. Hey Patrick, Maybe a missing module? Doesn't seem likely since your other USB devices seem to work, but compare the modules loaded in the old machine with those in the new. Cheers, Alan > > Regards, > > Patrick > > Jake Anderson wrote: > > Its not something simple like you mixed the wires up on the USB > > plug? IE try plugging a mouse or something in and see if it works. > > > > try the physical usb ports on the mbo (at the back) rather than a > > front usb port as well. > > > > elliott-brennan wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> After the HDD died in my machine, I took the > >> opportunity to upgrade to a new machine, so built > >> a Quad-core 2.8Ghz machine with an ASUS P5QC mobo. > >> > >> We bought our daughter a Samsung Pebble (very > >> small digital music device. Very cute). It mounts > >> easily on the machine I built for her (1.2? Ghz P4 > >> Abit mobo - I think). > >> > >> I've installed GOS on it. Very pretty looking and > >> an easy install. Now, on her machine, using the > >> USB adapter this little Pebble shows up as a mass > >> storage device. Easy. GOS uses Ubuntu 8.04 as it's > >> base. > >> > >> My machine has Kubuntu 8.04 installed. It does not > >> see the Pebble at all. > >> > >> dmesg shows no activity when I plug in the device. > >> > >> lsusb does not show the drive. > >> > >> fdisk -l does not show the drive > >> > >> Searching /dev for /sd named devices does not show > >> the device either. > >> > >> I've also tried this device in my wife's eeepc. Nada. > >> > >> Another thing, in case it's relevant. The device > >> has three partitions (can't remember what two are > >> called, but one is called 'music'). > >> > >> I'm a bit clueless at this moment. Anyone with any > >> ideas? I'm assuming it has something to do with > >> the older machine have the older model USB > >> adapters, but given the device is brand new > >> (they're quite new to the market) I'd have thought > >> I'd have had more problems with the device on the > >> old machine. > >> > >> Regards and a Happy New Year, > >> > >> Patrick > >> > > > > > > -- > Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
