Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 175169
External USB 2.0 drive not detected.
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:18 EST
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #140936 +++ Description of problem: External USB 2.0 hard drive does not get mounted. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Seagate external USB 2.0 drive How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Plug it in 2. No entry in the location "/media/---" Actual results: USB 2.0 drive not mounted. Expected results: Should see the drive mounted and an entry in /media/---/. Additional info: I have to enter the command 'modprobe -r ehci-hcd' and then sleep for 10 seconds in order to access the drive. I have this set up as an init script so that the drive will be mounted during bootup. -- Additional comment from nfiedler@bluemarsh.com on 2005-08-28 20:36 EST -- I have a Seagate external USB hard drive (model #ST650211USB) and FC4 with the latest updates never sees the drive and mounts it, even though I have the following line in /etc/fstab: /dev/sde1 /media/USB_HD vfat defaults 0 0 I had been working around the problem by unplugging the drive and plugging it back in, then invoking "mount -a". Thankfully, I found this bug report and tried "modprobe -r ehci-hcd" and that allowed me to then use "mount -a" to mount the drive, without having to unplug/plug it -- a big improvement. I would be happy to provide more information for this report, just let me know what you need. P.S. Could someone please update the version to fc4, and the severity can probably be moved to 'low' since there is a simple work-around.
I need a dmesg captured. PLEASE DO NOT DROP IN THE COMMENTS BOX, but attach to the bug instead.
Created attachment 122022 [details] Output of dmesg This output should include any pertinent error messages, as well as the messages output during the successful detection and mounting of the drive.
As far as kernel is concerned, there is no evidence of any problem. All this modprobing serves to muddy the water. If userland does nothing, the sd_mod is loaded ON APPLICATION OPEN (not when a device is plugged in). This is when partitions are recognized. However, the FC4 is an udev-based system. In such a system, /dev/sdaX do not exist until udev recognizes a new SCSI device and creates them. Before that happens, mount fails because /dev/sdaX is missing. So, please quit reloading ehch-hcd, it's nonsensual. After a normal reboot, do "ls -l /dev/sd*" to make sure the nodes aren't created, and also make sure that udev is running. Harald, would you mind taking this from here?
Hmm, maybe a reload of the partition table is needed... s.th. like: # sfdisk -R /dev/sde until the kernel recognizes the drive's partitions.
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.
Problem has gone away with the latest kernel.