Can't mount USB sticks

**GeoBaltz** · 17-Jul-2013, 11:59

openSUSE 12.3, KDE 4.10.5

Trying to look at the various USB sticks scattered about the desk, but plugging one in gives no popup from the Device Notifier. Thought I might have a H/W problem, but same scenario on my laptop, too. Put in a DVD, Device Notifier runs, and the DVD is mounted. Hmmmmm.

dmesg give this output, when stick plugged in and removed:

Code:

gwb@gidney:~> dmesg | tail -25
[  828.145594] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[  828.145600] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  828.145606] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[  866.158172] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 1638.553201] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[ 1638.673955] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=13fe, idProduct=3e00
[ 1638.673967] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1638.673975] usb 2-1: Product:                 
[ 1638.673982] usb 2-1: Manufacturer:         
[ 1638.673988] usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 07C10303857C3E47
[ 1638.675302] scsi6 : usb-storage 2-1:1.0
[ 1639.753501] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access                               PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
[ 1639.754247] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1640.910527] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 15646720 512-byte logical blocks: (8.01 GB/7.46 GiB)
[ 1640.911852] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1640.911864] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[ 1640.913261] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1640.913270] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1640.918359] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1640.918362] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1640.941261]  sdb: sdb1
[ 1640.945490] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1640.945493] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1640.945496] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1681.193929] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, device number 5

Anybody else having problems with USB memory?

**robin_listas** · 17-Jul-2013, 12:18

On 2013-07-17 21:06, GeoBaltz wrote:

> dmesg give this output, when stick plugged in and removed:
> Code:
> --------------------
> gwb@gidney:~> dmesg | tail -25
....
> [ 1639.753501] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
> [ 1639.754247] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
> [ 1640.910527] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 15646720 512-byte logical blocks: (8.01 GB/7.46 GiB)
> [ 1640.911852] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
....
> --------------------

Run at this poing "file -s /dev/sdb".

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 "Dartmouth" at Telcontar)

**syampillai** · 17-Jul-2013, 12:20

Check if you can manually mount it.

Code:

mkdir diskTest
sudo mount -t auto /dev/sdb1 diskTest
df -T

**GeoBaltz** · 17-Jul-2013, 13:16

Code:

cloyd:/home/gwb # file -s /dev/sdd
/dev/sdd: # ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data 'openSUSE-12.3-DVD-x86_640110    ' (bootable)

Followed by:

Code:

cloyd:/home/gwb # mount -t auto /dev/sdd /mnt
cloyd:/home/gwb #

And, lo and behold, the device notifier pops up with the USB stick as an available device.

Tried with a couple of sticks, and no action from the device notifier until after I manually mount it. DVDs are prompted for as soon as the drawer is closed.

Edit: Oops, forgot; df -T shows this stick as iso9660.

**JJMT** · 17-Jul-2013, 14:06

As a matter of fact, I also have a similar problem (12.3, 64 bit, KDE 4.10.5). The only usb stick that I own is an ancient Dell 256 Mb device that I got around 2005. When I set up my current laptop with 12.3, I was surprised when it didn't mount. I just plugged it in again, and it didn't mount. I ran

Code:

john@linux-f2k5:~> dmesg | tail -25
[ 2107.040195] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=vmnet8 OUT= MAC= SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0250:56ff:fec0:0008 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=84 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44 
[ 2107.040269] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=vmnet1 OUT= MAC= SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:0250:56ff:fec0:0001 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=84 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44 
[ 2115.656347] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC= SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:2677:03ff:fef5:5e9c DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=84 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=44 
[ 2529.748856] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 2529.760776] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=08ec, idProduct=0015
[ 2529.760783] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2529.760787] usb 3-1: Product: Dell Memory Key
[ 2529.760791] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: M-SysT5
[ 2529.760794] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: 08A1C9406080C4F1
[ 2529.819469] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 2529.819580] scsi6 : usb-storage 3-1:1.0
[ 2529.819656] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 2529.819657] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 2530.819464] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     M-SysT5  Dell Memory Key  5.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 2530.820272] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 2530.821996] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 2535.437251] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 499711 512-byte logical blocks: (255 MB/243 MiB)
[ 2535.437529] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 2535.437533] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 2535.438486] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 2535.438492] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 2535.442565]  sdb: sdb1
[ 2556.356872] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=24:77:03:f5:5e:9c:90:f6:52:c0:fb:fc:08:00 SRC=10.1.41.67 DST=192.168.0.100 LEN=159 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=127 ID=8048 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=3 CODE=3 [SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=10.1.41.67 LEN=131 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=27264 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=24449 DPT=55487 LEN=111 ] 
[ 2558.350414] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=24:77:03:f5:5e:9c:90:f6:52:c0:fb:fc:08:00 SRC=10.1.41.67 DST=192.168.0.100 LEN=159 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=127 ID=8051 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=3 CODE=3 [SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=10.1.41.67 LEN=131 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=27265 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=24449 DPT=55487 LEN=111 ] 
[ 2562.348208] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=24:77:03:f5:5e:9c:90:f6:52:c0:fb:fc:08:00 SRC=10.1.41.67 DST=192.168.0.100 LEN=159 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=127 ID=8057 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=3 CODE=3 [SRC=192.168.0.100 DST=10.1.41.67 LEN=131 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=27266 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=24449 DPT=55487 LEN=111 ] 
john@linux-f2k5:~>

Which shows it as there. The *interesting* thing is that, while I was typing this message, the thing mounted by itself (with pop-up). That was maybe 3-4 minutes after I plugged it in, and after I ran "dmesg | tail -25". I don't quite know what to think about that..... Maybe this is totally unrelated to your problem, but when you said that your sub stick wouldn't mount, it triggered the memory.

Edit: I just repeated the process. It mounted after just under 5 minutes.

**nrickert** · 17-Jul-2013, 15:46

Originally Posted by GeoBaltz

Edit: Oops, forgot; df -T shows this stick as iso9660.

This is why you are having problems.

This started happening in opensuse 12.2, if I recall correctly. Presumably it was a change to udev or whatever is looking. It does not see USBs that are iso9660. But other USBs are fine.

I'm not sure, but I suspect this is also the cause of another problem. When installing from the DVD iso written to a USB (at least for 13.1 milestones), if I hit F4 and tell it to find the repos on a hard disk it fails to find them -- presumably because the USB is iso9660. If I do the install without hitting F4, it does fine.

**GeoBaltz** · 17-Jul-2013, 16:47

nrickert wrote:

>
> GeoBaltz;2572695 Wrote:
>> Edit: Oops, forgot; df -T shows this stick as iso9660.
>
> This is why you are having problems.

Yabbut maybe not for the reason below.

>
> This started happening in opensuse 12.2, if I recall correctly.
> Presumably it was a change to udev or whatever is looking. It does not
> see USBs that are iso9660. But other USBs are fine.
>

I found another old stick with a 12.2 KDE Live image on it. This one was
recognized by the notifier immediately; then it said "Unable to mount". I
was able to mount it manually with `mount -t auto /dev/sdd /mnt`.

Could it be a problem with the funky isos that supposedly will "Secure
Boot"?

> I'm not sure, but I suspect this is also the cause of another problem.
> When installing from the DVD iso written to a USB (at least for 13.1
> milestones), if I hit F4 and tell it to find the repos on a hard disk it
> fails to find them -- presumably because the USB is iso9660. If I do
> the install without hitting F4, it does fine.
>
>

**nrickert** · 17-Jul-2013, 18:16

Originally Posted by GeoBaltz

Could it be a problem with the funky isos that supposedly will "Secure
Boot"?

I don't think so. The 32-bit iso for 13.1M3, copied to a USB, is also not recognized. And there is no secure-boot for 32-bit. I see only a single partition on the 32bit USB, but two on the 64bit USB.

**robin_listas** · 18-Jul-2013, 01:33

On 2013-07-18 00:56, nrickert wrote:
>
> GeoBaltz;2572695 Wrote:
>> Edit: Oops, forgot; df -T shows this stick as iso9660.
>
> This is why you are having problems.
>
> This started happening in opensuse 12.2, if I recall correctly.
> Presumably it was a change to udev or whatever is looking. It does not
> see USBs that are iso9660. But other USBs are fine.
>
> I'm not sure, but I suspect this is also the cause of another problem.
> When installing from the DVD iso written to a USB (at least for 13.1
> milestones), if I hit F4 and tell it to find the repos on a hard disk it
> fails to find them -- presumably because the USB is iso9660. If I do
> the install without hitting F4, it does fine.

Remember that the 12.3 DVD, being ready for uefi, really contains two
partitions. It can not be automounted: what would you mount?

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 "Dartmouth" at Telcontar)

**GeoBaltz** · 09-Aug-2013, 07:57

nrickert wrote:

>
> GeoBaltz;2572695 Wrote:
>> Edit: Oops, forgot; df -T shows this stick as iso9660.
>
> This is why you are having problems.
>

Yabbut, maybe not for the reason below.

> This started happening in opensuse 12.2, if I recall correctly.
> Presumably it was a change to udev or whatever is looking. It does not
> see USBs that are iso9660. But other USBs are fine.
>

I found another old stick that had a 12.2 KDE live image on it. This one
was recognized by the notifier, but it then said 'Unable to mount'. I was
able to mount it manually with `mount -t auto`.

Could it be the funky format of isos that are supposedly able to do secure
boot?

> I'm not sure, but I suspect this is also the cause of another problem.
> When installing from the DVD iso written to a USB (at least for 13.1
> milestones), if I hit F4 and tell it to find the repos on a hard disk it
> fails to find them -- presumably because the USB is iso9660. If I do
> the install without hitting F4, it does fine.
>
>