Bug 173490

Summary: must re-add usb-storage module to have USB devices at bootup
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Stewart Adam <s.adam>
Component: kernelAssignee: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Stewart Adam 2005-11-17 15:58:17 UTC
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Description of problem:
I've noticed that 70% of the time, FC runs fine and will mount my XIMETA NetDisk 120GB external harddrive, connected by USB 2.0. The other 30% of the time, when I start, I find out (from dmseg) that usb-storage module was added to kernel, /dev/sda1,2,5 and 6 where added, (my 4 partitions) but by the time init is done they're gone. mount /dev/sda1 will show:
mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist
If I unplug the device and re-plug it, THEN it will mount. A big pain, considering I use it for backups and I boot around 2-3 times a day.
I must do this:
/sbin/rmmod usb-storage
/sbin/modprobe usb-storage
and then the USB drives will re-load. The next few boots, USB drives will mount at startup. Then, I must do this whole process again.
Firewing1

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.13-1.1526_FC4

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /sbin/rmmod usn-storage;/sbin/modprobe usb-storage
2. Reboot about 20 times, or until the devices stop auto-mounting
  

Actual Results:  The devices would not mount on bootup

Expected Results:  The USB drives should have been mounted

Additional info:

/lib/modules/2.6.13-1.1526_FC4/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko
Is the path to the kernel module, my kernel is:
kernel-2.6.13-1.1526_FC4
and uname -a is:
Linux DellLin.localdomain 2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 #1 Wed Sep 28 19:15:10 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2006-02-03 05:15:55 UTC
This is a mass-update to all currently open kernel bugs.

A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4)
based upon a new upstream kernel release.

Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches
go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that
may address this problem.

This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO_REPORTER state.
Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is
still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed.

Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter
can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list
of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a
comment to the bug.

If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the
release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613.

Thank you.


Comment 2 Stewart Adam 2006-02-04 02:40:27 UTC
Hello,
I havn't tested the new kernel *yet*, I'm waiting for the NTFS / NVIDIA kernel
module RPMs to come out. Although, since kernel update ...16_53_FC4, it has not
happened. I also found a bunch of ATRPMS packages on my system, so maybe that
was causing the conflict...
Thank you for your time and intrest,
Firewing1

Comment 3 Dave Jones 2006-02-04 03:32:19 UTC
ok, reopen if it reoccurs.