[Lvlug] Speaking of Trouble(s)

[vailima]

Ya, someone else just made note re that missing "space" ...




>
>Subject: Re: [Lvlug] Speaking of Trouble(s)
>   From: jhigdon at linuxfools.org
>   Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:31:10 -0400
>     To: lvlug <lvlug at thelinuxlink.net>
>
>On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 06:02:08PM -0400, Greg Martin wrote:
>> Looking at your error, I think you missed a space.  Try:
>> 
>> mount /dev/sd1  /mnt/flash  (space after mount and after sd1)
>>
>/dev/sda1 :)
> 
>> \\Greg
>> 
>> 
>> vailima wrote:
>> 
>> >Mr. Washko;
>> >
>> >Got your last and tried your suggestions ... didn't work.
>> >
>> >What did occur was;
>> >
>> >1. As you suggesed, and as the LEXAR card reader (with 256mb disk/card) 
>> >was not plugged in, I
>> >1.1. dropped down to the command line,
>> >1.2. plugged in the card reader (USB port) and put the memory card into 
>> >the card reader.
>> >1.3. typed in "dmesg" and yes, at the very end of the rapid rolling of the 
>> >display, the following information lines were noted (all in lower case 
>> >(caps here for emphasis)):
>> >1.3.1. USB MASS STORAGE FOUND AT 2
>> >1.3.2. USB MASS STORAGE SUPPORT REGISTERED
>> >1.3.3. ATTACHED SCSI REMOVABLE DISK SDA AT SCSI1,chanel 0, id0, lun0
>> >1.3.4. SCSI DEVICE SDA1 503808 512-BYTE HARDWARE SECTORS (258MB)
>> >
>> >2. And as you suggested, I then went into root and tried the following 
>> >entry/ies (in lower case) again emphasised here in upper case:
>> >2.1. MOUNT /DEV/SD1/MNT/FLASH with the following results,
>> >2.2. CAN'T FIND DEV/SDA1/MNT/FLASH IN ETC/FSTAB OR ETC/UTAD
>> >
>> >
>> >If I were to try that "dmesg" with the Lexmark E232 printer, as well as 
>> >the external modem, should recogniztion (if any) of these devices show up 
>> >at the end of the rolling data display?
>> >
>> >Thanks for your help. It was appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>> >
>> >>Subject: Re: [Lvlug] Speaking of Trouble(s)
>> >> From: "Dann S. Washko" <dann at thelinuxlink.net>
>> >> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:38:46 -0400
>> >>   To: lvlug <lvlug at thelinuxlink.net>
>> >>
>> >>vailima wrote:
>> >>   
>> >>
>> >>>Just recently re-installed (as opposed to "Update") Mandrake v9.1 ...
>> >>>
>> >>>     
>> >>>
>> >>As posted earlier, there are newer versions of Mandrake and soon Mandriva
>> >>
>> >>   
>> >>
>> >>>I have a 40GB HD which has been "split" into 10GB and 30GB (10 for MS / 
>> >>>30 for LINUX)
>> >>>
>> >>>I also have a LEXAR Card Reader, which used to work with Mandrake/KDE 
>> >>>(256MB) but no longer. Used to use it for backing up office logs and the 
>> >>>like before saving these same files in the TXT format to the MS/WIN side 
>> >>>of the hard drive. Used to have the original, a back up, plus a second 
>> >>>backup, but no more. Can't even get access to the Lexar memory card at 
>> >>>this point, and once again, today I noted the following error message .. 
>> >>>"PARTITIONS SECTOR #1919505958 AND SECTOR #538989391 (666GB) ARE 
>> >>>OVERLAPPING!"
>> >>>
>> >>>     
>> >>>
>> >>I take it you are getting this error in regards to the Hard Drive no 
>> >>thte Card Reader, correct?  Where and when are you seeing this error?
>> >>
>> >>In your post you put (256MB) after KDE.  Are you trying to read some 
>> >>sort of flash card that is 256 mb?  It is possible that somewhere in the 
>> >>re-installation of Mandrake the autofs setup did not detect this card 
>> >>reader so it is not set up properly.
>> >>
>> >>Drop down to the command line and plug the card reader in with a card in 
>> >>the device.  If the device is already plugged in, remove and re-plug it. 
>> >>Then run dmesg, do you see any indication that the device was 
>> >>recognized  when it was plugged in?  It should say something about a 
>> >>change in the usb bus.  It may even go as far as loading the proper usb 
>> >>mass storage/scsi modules and report what device it has been set as.
>> >>
>> >>You can then, as root, try and mount the device:
>> >>
>> >>mount /dev/sd[a-?][1-?] /mnt/flash
>> >>
>> >>supposing that /mnt/flash exists.  If it is recognized as a scsi disk 
>> >>device it will be an sd?? something (i.e.; sda1).  It could be 
>> >>recognized as a different device type so sda might not be the case.
>> >>
>> >>Start there, report back the output of dmesg if you cannot mount the 
>> >>device.
>> >>
>> >>   
>> >>
>> >>>Any of you familiar with this "overlapping"? Those of you with SUSE, are 
>> >>>you having like problems?
>> >>>
>> >>>
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