On Wed July 27 2005 12:29 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: > Hi, > > I have here USB drive which when attached to the USB port yesterday created > this in /var/log/messages (slightly reformatted for this message, but > nothing was removed): > > kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcda and address 2 > kernel: usb 2-1: Product: Flash Disk > kernel: usb 2-1: Manufacturer: USB > kernel: usb 2-1: SerialNumber: BA0304404D7F3E1C > kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized > kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... > kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices > kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage > kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. > usb.agent[5189]: usb-storage: loaded successfully > kernel: Vendor: JetFlash Model: TS64MJF2B Rev: 2.00 > kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense: > kernel: : Current: sense key: Unit Attention > kernel: Additional sense: Not ready to ready change, medium may have > changed kernel: SCSI device sda: 128000 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB) > kernel: sda: Write Protect is off > kernel: SCSI device sda: 128000 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB) > kernel: sda: Write Protect is off > kernel: sda: unknown partition table > scsi.agent[5279]: sd_mod: loaded sucessfully (for disk) > kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > > Unfortunately, as of today, the drive has refused to work -- both under > Linux as well as with Windows (both 98 and XP Home). Even when inserted to > Windows, the LED control is just still off and under Linux nothing lands in > any /var/log/ file (of course, mount ends with failure -- /dev/sda doesn't > exist). I didn't do anything strange with the drive -- just copying some > files back and forth between two computers. Is it possible that the drive > just dies without any apparent reason? Does it happen often to USB drives?
I have read that it does happen, although it has never happened to me. I mount my usb device as /dev/sda1 and have never had a problem with either of them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
