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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Other Devices => Topic started by: dred on July 25, 2004, 10:35:25 AM

Title: problem with usb flash drive
Post by: dred on July 25, 2004, 10:35:25 AM

hi everybody

i'm running rh9, but i cann"t get my usb stick mounted
i run the
tail -f /var/log/messages ,  i plugged the usb stick but nothing shows


can anyone tell me howto resolve the probleme
 :(

Title: problem with usb flash drive
Post by: Ricky on July 25, 2004, 05:07:07 PM

Man.. see this post Mounting flash device (http://www.linuxsolved.com/forums/ftopic130.html) See all views. u will find for u also

Title: Yes but!!
Post by: dred on July 26, 2004, 08:19:11 AM

thanks , but i already read this, i went throught the steps, but when i tries to mount it , it says:
 mount : /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device

i also repeat that when i plug it , the tail -f /var/log/messages dosent show anything!!!!

Title: may i know?
Post by: jeeva on September 20, 2004, 07:01:54 AM

hi,

may i know which kernel you are using?

jeeva

Title: problem with usb flash drive
Post by: h4ck3r on June 07, 2005, 07:07:07 PM

not a valid block device means, ur usb stik is not connected correctly sometimes. I got the same error in my Knoppix when I used my 32mb stick , pretty old.

Title: problem with usb flash drive
Post by: gauravbajaj on June 08, 2005, 06:56:26 AM

OK dear,

change ur USB port, Reconnect ithe USB drive ,mind it do all these in ur command prompt only

When u connect it to ur port then automatically it detects the driver which it will show on the screen
So i think ur USB port is not ok change it, or give this commnd
#mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
may be it mounted on /dev/sda2

After that it will work
Enjoy
Gaurav