From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050322 Firefox/1.0.2 Red Hat/1.0.2-1.4.1 Description of problem: Insert a large EasyDisk USB key (2GB) and it is mounted by hotplug properly, although some errors are seen in /var/log/messages/ Remove offending USB Key Reinsert key, it is no longer mounted on the desktop by hotplug. Additionally, any other previously working USB Key will no longer automount on the machine. Machine requires a reboot to restore functionality. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): usbutils-0.11-6.1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert offending USB Key (it mounts on the desktop) 2. Remove offending USB Key (removed from desktop) 3. Insert any USB key (it fails to mount) Actual Results: Failure to mount, additionally "fdisk -l <usbdevice>" fails to even see the device, suggesting that usb disks are no longer recognised by the kernel. Expected Results: Disk should remount on the desktop. Additional info:
Created attachment 112751 [details] extract of var-log-messages showing key insertion
Created attachment 112752 [details] extract of var-log-messages showing key removal and reinstertion
I have tested this key on RHEL WS4 on a Dell Dimension 8300 and an HP nc4000. In both cases it fails to work. The same key is known to work on other machines, running different OS's (debian and Windows XP). I'm assuming this is a RHEL4 or kernel-2.6 problem, as it has been tested on different operating systems successfully, but fails on all tested hardware with RHEL4 installed. I'm trying to find a different model of 2GB USB Flash drive to see if it is limited to this disk or if it is a more general problem with large USB disks such as this.
Assining to kernel.
Greg says 2.6.11 ought to work. http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/3/18/27 . I'll diff to see what it was.
Created attachment 114266 [details] Candidate #1 - from 2.6.10 Unfortunately, the fix is not limited to USB in its impact.
Sam, please test kernel at the following URL: ftp://people.redhat.com/zaitcev/153971/
*** Bug 155154 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Gentlemen, I need this kernel tested by requestors. No test - no fix! I posted the request to test a month ago for Sam, and the dup is about that old. Please let me know the result.
I am running kernel 2.6.9-11.ELsmp (RHEL4, U1) and have what might be a similar problem (but CF drive size doesn't appear to be an issue for me). After a few days or weeks of using usb pendrives and other usb CF card readers, they stop getting automatically mounted. The hald process and several usb related kernel process get hung (D state) and the modules are not even removable (rmmod stuck in D state), only a system reboot fixes the problem. I would be willing to test possible fixes, but it does normally take several days for the problem to occur.
Jason, open a new bug and get a sysrq-t dump.
I also experience a kernel panic similar to Bug 155154 listed as a duplicate above, which is still present in kernel-smp-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL. (Though, I should note that I have an x86_64 system, and no output is generated to either dmesg or /var/log/messages) Using the kernel from ftp://people.redhat.com/zaitcev/153971/ does eliminate the problem. Note that the original poster of Bug 155154 also stated that this test kernel removed the problem. Is there any way for this patch to make it into the next release, if not for this problem, then for Bug 155154?
Mark, it comes out in U3, very soon (U3 is in Beta now).
*** Bug 177325 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I'm also seeing a kernel panic like Bug 155154 on Scientific Linux 4 (rebuild of RHEL4) on kernel 2.6.9-11.EL. I have reported a bug on https://www.scientificlinux.org/collector.2004-08-03.0265953686/59 For me the problem was limited to USB2 - USB1 ports or USB1 devices on USB2 do not cause problems. This might explain why the requestor only saw this on a large USB disk - which usually are USB2. My temporary solution, which might be of interest to others, has been to disable the ehci_hcd module. Now I'm awaiting U3 - unless you are interested in me testing the patched kernel.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0132.html