0000772: Cannot mount USB HDD/ USB Flash Drive

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(0002354) gunchev@gmail.com (reporter) 2005-02-10 16:46 edited on: 1970-01-01 00:00	What vendor and model these devices are? Your report is almost useless without these details, the developers can not guess. What do you get in /var/log/messages (tail -f /var/log/messages before inserting the device), what does lsusb say? I'll try my USB flash tomorow...

(0002355) user221 2005-02-18 05:49 edited on: 1970-01-01 00:00	I used a SanDisk Cruzer Mini 128MB and I/O Magic GigaBank 2.2GB. Reinstalled CentOS 3.4 right after that and it works fine so far. I don't think the /var/log/messages and lsusb would tell any story about CentOS 4 since I'm using 3.4 now.

(0002356) user261 2005-02-25 19:37 edited on: 1970-01-01 00:00	It works fine for me. Here are the appropriate entries from /var/log/messages ----SNIP---- Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using address 2 Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: Vendor: LEXAR Model: JUMPDRIVE SECURE Rev: 1000 Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. Feb 25 14:03:07 evolution scsi.agent[2636]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00: 1d.7/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0 Feb 25 14:03:08 evolution kernel: SCSI device sda: 2030592 512-byte hdwr sectors (1040 MB) Feb 25 14:03:08 evolution kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Feb 25 14:03:08 evolution kernel: sda: sda1 Feb 25 14:03:08 evolution kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Feb 25 14:03:08 evolution fstab-sync[2675]: added mount point /media/LEXAR_MEDIA for /dev/sda1 Feb 25 14:03:40 evolution kernel: SELinux: initialized (dev sda1, type vfat), uses genfs_contexts .....random log entries removed.. Feb 25 14:04:22 evolution kernel: usb 1-4: USB disconnect, address 2 Feb 25 14:04:22 evolution fstab-sync[2814]: removed mount point /media/LEXAR_MEDIA for /dev/sda1 ----END SNIP---- Browses files fine, writes to files on usb fine. This is using vfat filesystem. Possibly the reporting user is using a proprietary filesystem?

(0002357) kbsingh@karan.org (administrator) 2005-03-11 21:50 edited on: 1970-01-01 00:00	looking at ths issue ....

(0002358) kbsingh@karan.org (administrator) 2005-03-12 01:44 edited on: 1970-01-01 00:00	i've tried an external usb hdd and a usb flash stick... both work for me

(0002824) holdenhao (reporter) 2005-10-04 14:21 edited on: 2005-10-04 14:23	I experienced the same issue on CentOS 4.1 with a Sandisk Cruizer 512 MB flash disk. Whenever, the flashdisk is inserted to the USB port, no event is noted in /var/log/messages. /proc/bus/usb/devices does not have an entry for the flash disk as well. By using trial and error, I was able to find a quick fix. I unloaded uhci_hcd module and reloaded it again. After doing the reload, the flash disk gets mounted automatically by hotplug and a nautilus icon for the disk appears on the desktop. Subsequent inserts also automounts. I added "rmmod uhci_hcd" and "modprobe uhci_hcd" in /etc/rc.local

(0006454) StuartGathman (reporter) 2007-12-04 05:21	I can confirm this problem. USB drives (IDE drives in USB enclosures used for backup) work in 7.3, 9, Centos-3, Centos-5.0 (haven't tested 5.1 yet), but not in Centos-4.4. I will be testing Centos-4.5 this week - and if it doesn't work, I'll have to migrate 7.3 systems to 5.x instead. This is frustrating because the Centos-4.4 LiveCD boots on a number of system where the Centos-5 LiveCD refuses to boot. But it is of no use if backups are on removable USB drives.

(0006455) StuartGathman (reporter) 2007-12-04 05:26	In the case of Centos-4.4 LiveCD, the USB drive won't register in /proc/bus/usb/devices. When displaying usb/devices, the cat command hangs for several minutes, with usb errors (-71) appearing in messages. The drive is not present when it finishes. Same thing with both USB1.1 and USB2.0 adapters.

(0006498) StuartGathman (reporter) 2007-12-06 20:11	I tested Centos-4.5, and it mounts USB drives with no problem. So it is only 4.4 that is broken. This would be minor if there was a Centos-4.5 LiveCD. In most cases, the CentOS-5.0 LiveCD can be used, but there are machines (e.g. Dell 440SC) where it won't boot.

(0011175) h120 (reporter) 2010-04-28 00:23	I had what may be the same problem. My 80GB USB (IDE?) drive FujitsuMHV2080AH in not recognised in Centos 5.4 2.6.28-164.el5. When I connect my 80GB USD disk to Vista, it works as FAT and also as NTFS. (dmesg \| tail) end_request: I/O error dev sdb sector 0 sd 4:0:0:0: SCSI error return code 0x10070000 (mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb /media/) Error reading boot sector: I/O error ......................... Failed to mount '/dev/sdb': i/o error ........... NTFS is either inconsistent or there is a hardware fault ............ The drive was freshly formatted in NTFS, has a few files on it. It is annoying that Windoze can read and write to the USB drive but not Centos. Regards, Paul.

(0016961) tigalch (qa_team) 2013-03-23 21:37	CentOS4 is EOL.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2005-02-18 00:59	JohnnyHughes	Status	NEW => ASSIGNED
2005-03-11 21:50	kbsingh@karan.org	AssignedTo	jhughes@hughesjr.com => kbsingh@karan.org
2005-03-11 21:50	kbsingh@karan.org	Status	ASSIGNED => NEW
2005-03-12 01:44	kbsingh@karan.org	Status	NEW => RESOLVED
2005-03-12 01:44	kbsingh@karan.org	Resolution	=> WORKSFORME
2005-10-04 13:57	kbsingh@karan.org	Status	resolved => feedback
2005-10-04 13:57	kbsingh@karan.org	Resolution	unable to reproduce => reopened
2005-10-04 14:21	holdenhao	Note Added: 0002824
2005-10-04 14:23	holdenhao	Note Edited: 0002824
2007-12-04 05:21	StuartGathman	Note Added: 0006454
2007-12-04 05:26	StuartGathman	Note Added: 0006455
2007-12-06 20:11	StuartGathman	Note Added: 0006498
2010-04-28 00:23	h120	Note Added: 0011175
2013-03-23 21:37	tigalch	Note Added: 0016961
2013-03-23 21:37	tigalch	Status	feedback => closed
2013-03-23 21:37	tigalch	Resolution	reopened => suspended
2013-03-23 21:37	tigalch	Fixed in Version	--- =>

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