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Can't access usb port
Can't access usb port

Can't access usb port

Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:07:44 -0700

> I now have Debian installed but it doesn't recognize my usb port.

lsmod | grep usb_storage

is that module loaded? if not

modprobe usb_storage

then mount it,something like

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/

if that doesn't work try reloading the module

rmmod usb_storage
modprobe usb_storage

Derek

Can't access usb port

What kernel are you using? I feel if you upgrade to a 2.6.8 kernel image, and install gnome-volume-manager (with hal), that your USB drive will be found. I'd recommend the default (gnome) desktop too. Then your USB drive will likely just appear on your desktop (you'd need to reboot after installing this stuff, though, at which point, I'm guessing that your USB drive will be found, and shown right on your desktop.

Mark Grieveson

Can't access usb port

> >image, and install gnome-volume-manager (with hal), that your USB drive
> >will be found.  I'd recommend the default (gnome) desktop too.  Then
> >your USB drive will likely just appear on your desktop (you'd need to
> >reboot after installing this stuff, though, at which point, I'm
> >guessing that your USB drive will be found, and shown right on your
> >desktop.
>
> I previously tried to install pmount and hal, and in so doing
> uninstalled hotplug.  Don't ask me, that's what apt-get says.  Well this
> wrecked my xwindows, so I undid it.

The newer versions of udev replace hotplug. What you describe above is supposed happen; it is furthermore recommended to purge the hotplug configuration files after the package is removed. Installing udev did not really "wreck your Xwindow system", it just resulted in a problem with your mouse. (Set "AllowMouseOpenFail" to "true", unplug your mouse, restart X and you will see that it does not really need the mouse at all.) I don't think that reinstalling hotplug was the proper way to address your problem.

> Is that really supposed to happen?
> I've never heard of usb drives just showing up when you plug them in in
> Linux.  Is that for real?

It works (at least) with KDE and Gnome. It needs udev, pmount, hal and dbus, plus gnome-volume-manager for Gnome.

Florian Kulzer