after further diagnostics, dmesg says:
[ 45.629274] usb 2-6: USB disconnect, address 2 [ 86.880026] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 [ 87.014052] usb 2-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 87.056261] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... [ 87.056467] scsi8 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices [ 87.056589] usb-storage: device found at 3 [ 87.056594] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning [ 87.056596] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 87.056601] USB Mass Storage support registered. [ 92.056254] usb-storage: device scan complete [ 92.152462] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [ 92.154939] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors: (250 GB/232 GiB) [ 92.155809] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off [ 92.155813] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 34 00 00 00 [ 92.155816] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 92.156433] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors: (250 GB/232 GiB) [ 92.160846] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off [ 92.160851] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 34 00 00 00 [ 92.160855] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 92.160864] sdb: sdb1 [ 92.178485] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk [ 92.178571] sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 And a diff on the ps list before and after calling nautilus (which makes the drive available): > 1 4063 4063 4063 ? -1 Ss 0 0:00 /sbin/mount.ntfs-3g > /dev/sdb1 /media/PHILLIPS_250GB -o > rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=en_US.UTF-8 > 1 4067 3753 3753 ? -1 Sl 1000 0:01 nautilus > --no-desktop /media/PHILLIPS_250GB > 1 4070 3914 3914 ? -1 S 1000 0:00 > /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.4 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0 > 1 4078 3914 3914 ? -1 S 1000 0:00 > /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.4 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1 Attached output of lsusb/ps just after bootup. ** Attachment added: "just after bootup" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31474977/before.plug ** Also affects: udev Importance: Undecided Status: New -- wmaker not detecting usb hard drive after boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425927 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
