Subj : Re: USB storage ok with Suse 8.1 but not with 9.0 or 9.1
To   : comp.os.linux
From : andrei
Date : Mon Sep 20 2004 09:45 am

Arthur Sharp wrote:
> Hi,
> I have the following machines :
> desktop with Suse 8.1, Suse 9.1, win98
> laptop with Suse 9.0, winxp
> 
> I also have a USB storage pen (256 MB) USB 2.0 that works fine with winxp
> and Suse 8.1 .
> When insertted in the Suse 8.1 PC it is detected and it becomes visible.
> On the same PC, with Suse 9.1, when inserted, nothing happens. The light
> on the pen doesn't turn on and it doesn't show in the /media directory.
> 
> On the laptop, with Suse 9.0, it just crashes the machine a few seconds
> after insertion.
> It works fine on the laptop with winxp.
> 
> I'm going to upgrade te laptop to Suse 9.1, but I'd really like to get the
> USB
> storage to work on all PCs.
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Arthur
> 
> 

My USB memory sticks (2 of them) show up as /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 
(running on a USB hub). You may want to look there and add them (as well 
as the direcotry in which they should be mounted) to your /etc/fstab. 
Here's mine (relevant section only):

/dev/sda1 /mem ext3 user,noauto,sync 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /mem2 ext3 user,noauto,sync 0 0


the "user" allows an ordinary user (me) to mount them without havign to 
go root; noauto simplifies the mounting (doesn't try to detect the FS); 
the 0 0 tells the system to not try to mount them on startup (for cases 
when there's a power failure and the memory sticks are with me and no 
the computer).

.