Gentoo Archives: gentoo-ppc-user

From: Joerg Gollnick <gentoo102004@×××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] mounting USB flash disk
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:41:00
Message-Id: 200512112139.57453.gentoo102004@joerg.in-berlin.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] mounting USB flash disk by nova@macintoshclub.com
1 Hello Nick,
2 please start syslog-ng -d on a command line, so that you see debug messages.
3 Best reagrds Joerg
4
5 Am Sonntag 11 Dezember 2005 20:52 schrieb nova@×××××××××××××.com:
6 > Sorry, links ate the rest of my message.
7 > syslog-ng dies with "bad config file"
8 > hotplug usb:
9 > Bad USB agent invocation, no action
10 > and dmesg still only shows the keypresses (I got rid of Kernel hacking->
11 > debugging). I also added SCSI multi-LUN support, HD support, and general
12 > device support. USB mass storage became module (to test in MOL). and I
13 > also tried to fix my windowing problems with GNOME, KDE, and XFCE (all
14 > installed, all failing) by making radeonfb a module.
15 > sorry,
16 > nick
17 >
18 > > and the root hubs (ID 0000:0000)
19 > > Thanks
20 > > nick
21 > >
22 > >> Am Sonntag 11 Dezember 2005 17:07 schrieb nova@×××××××××××××.com:
23 > >>> > I am on a powerbook G4 800mhz and it is
24 > >>> >> plugged into the back of the computer (port 2). Does anyone know
25 > >>> how to solve this problem?
26 > >>> >> thanks
27 > >>> >> nick
28 > >>> >
29 > >>> > First, next time, please start a new thread instead of replying to
30 > >>> an existing one.
31 > >>> >
32 > >>> > That said, you'll have to provide more information. Can you give
33 > >>> us
34 > >>> the
35 > >>> > kernel messages from dmesg related to the USB stick? Are you sure
36 > >>> you
37 > >>> > have USB disk support and generic scsi disk support in your kernel?
38 > >>> >
39 > >>> > -Joe
40 > >>> > --
41 > >>> > gentoo-ppc-user@g.o mailing list
42 > >>> Sorry about replying instead of starting again.
43 > >>> Are there any just-X11 browsers besides links -g that I can use?
44 > >>> Whenever I press the back arrow it goes back and deletes the email I
45 > >>> was writing.
46 > >>>
47 > >>> Anyway, the only messages in dmesg (I do not know why) are keypress
48 > >> events!?!
49 > >>> I used to be informative, but now all it has are keypresses...
50 > >>>
51 > >>> I have SCSI support, and USB mass storage (with all sub-options)
52 > >> compiled-in.
53 > >>> Do I need to add support for SCSI disks, CDROMS, generic devices, etc
54 > >>> in order for USB versions of those to work?
55 > >>> Thanks,
56 > >>> nick
57 > >>>
58 > >>>
59 > >>> --
60 > >>> gentoo-ppc-user@g.o mailing list
61 > >>>
62 > >>>
63 > >> Hello Nick,
64 > >> You need modules for SCSI device support, SCSI disk support and please
65 > >> enable 'Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device' as it helps with Multi
66 > >> Card Readers. As long as the USB is hotpluggable, you should install
67 > >> hotplug and udev packages.
68 > >> A good idea is to put the USB Disk in and to have look in dmesg
69 > >> and/or /var/log/messages.
70 > >> Normally I the disk should recognized by the kernel and produce at
71 > >> least some messages. (May be a lsusb show if there is something
72 > >> recognized.) Best regards Joerg
73 > >> --
74 > >> gentoo-ppc-user@g.o mailing list
75 >
76 >
77 >
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79 > gentoo-ppc-user@g.o mailing list
80 >
81 >
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