[Novalug] Re: usb error messages in /var/log/messages

[Kevin Kitts]

Thanks - I'll give it a try - most apprec.

On 8/27/07, DonJr <djr1952 at hotpop.com> wrote:
>
> Hello List {-: again :-}
>
> The fstab "noauto" option is to control what happens early on in the
> start up sequence when the system issuse the command:
>    mount -a
> {or something close to that}
> to mount all filesystems (of the given types) mentioned in fstab.
>
> The "auto mounting" of Thumb/Pen/{whatever} USB "file system" type
> devices/drives is controlled by how udevd and/or modprobe is configured.
>   ( see the docs on those sub-system for more information. )
>
> And or how your Window Manager is configured.
>
> A simple way to check out the USB-subsystem is:
>
>    lsusb
>
> then plug or unplug a device and then again do:
>
>   lsusb
>
> The difference in the report will tell you if the USB subsystem saw
> and/or reconized the device.
>
> -- DonJr
>
> On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 11:55 -0400, Megan Larko wrote:
> > Hello List,
> >
> > Jay Hart wrote:
> > > Don't know if it automounts or not. I use Suse.  Mine atuomounts, buts
> > > sometimes I have to get it a reboot to get it to work.  I'm running
> 9.2, so I
> > > figure that usb is not as stable as it should be.
> > >
> > > Jay
> > >
> > In most flavors/distros of linux the /etc/fstab file will indicate the
> > options for mounting a directory (be that dir /media/usb or /mnt/cdrom).
> >
> > The "noauto" option will prohibit a device from being mounted
> automatically.
> > The "users" option will allow users to mount/unmount the volume (as
> > opposed to only root).
> >
> > So a quick look at the /etc/fstab file (and man fstab if unfamiliar with
> > the options list) can be educational.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > megan
> >
> > >> I will give it a try - there are 2 usb ports on the front - can't
> recall -
> > >> at least 2 usb ports on the back as well I believe. The last time I
> used a
> > >> usb thumb drive on linux a year or two ago it does not automount the
> usb
> > >> drive - is that still the case in FC6?
> > >>
> > >> On 8/27/07, Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:
> > >>> Do you have more than one build-on UBS port>  If so, then these are
> > >>> probably
> > >>> just messges related to that.  If you plug in a thumb drive on each
> of the
> > >>> ports, do they work?
> > >>>
> > >>> Jay
> > >>>
> > >>>> The computer is an nforce3 250 AMD 3700 based shuttle computer.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 8/26/07, Kevin Kitts <kevin.kitts at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>> On a recent FC6 install is see boot messages that seem to imply
> there
> > >>> are
> > >>>>> errors with the some usb device. As far as I know I'm not using
> any usb
> > >>>>> devices on this machine - and everything else is working just fine
> as
> > >>> far as
> > >>>>> I can tell. I was just curious as to what the error messages below
> > >>> relating
> > >>>>> to usb might mean and if I should do anything about them...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: device descriptor
> read/64,
> > >>> error
> > >>>>> -71
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: new high speed USB device
> > >>> using
> > >>>>> ehci_hcd and address 3
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0
> > >>> SControl
> > >>>>> 300)
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: device-mapper: ioctl:
> > >>>>> 4.11.0-ioctl(2006-10-12) initialised:
> > >>>>> dm-devel at redhat.com
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: device descriptor
> read/64,
> > >>> error
> > >>>>> -71
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: device descriptor
> read/64,
> > >>> error
> > >>>>> -71
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit
> interval 5
> > >>>>> seconds
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with
> > >>> ordered
> > >>>>> data mode.
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: new high speed USB device
> > >>> using
> > >>>>> ehci_hcd and address 4
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: device not accepting
> address
> > >>> 4,
> > >>>>> error -71
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: new high speed USB device
> > >>> using
> > >>>>> ehci_hcd and address 5
> > >>>>> Aug 25 12:38:29 linux01 kernel: usb 3-8: device not accepting
> address
> > >>> 5,
> > >>>>> error -71
>
>
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