Re: [gentoo-user] usb-storage detected but drive not assigned

[Dan Farrell]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 18:57:49 -0700 (PDT)
maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com> wrote:

> Hi group,
>
> I can't mount a usb music stick with a fat fs because
> a drive letter eg /dev/sda has not been assigned.
> Here's dmesg:
>
> <snip>
> usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and
> address 2
> usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
> scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> usb-storage: device found at 2
> usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before
> scanning
> usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
> USB Mass Storage support registered.
> scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     USB      FLASH DISK
> V2.0  2120 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> usb-storage: device scan complete
> usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
> drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
> usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2
> usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and
> address 3
> usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> usb-storage: device found at 3
> usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before
> scanning
> scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     USB      FLASH DISK
> V2.0  2120 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> usb-storage: device scan complete
>
> And $cat /proc/partitions only lists the two
> hard-drives.
>
> The device works OK in another gentoo unit with the
> same kernel config and modules as far as usb is
> concerned.
>
> I did #mknod /dev/sda b 8 0 and tried to mount it
> there and then tried /dev/sda1 but got "/dev/sda not a
> valid block device" and "/dev/sda1 does not exist"
> respectively.
>
> Yes, the fat and vfat modules are inserted.
>
> Maxim

Did you include modules for scsi disks?  I think it's sd_mod.
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