USB ZIP drive "not a block device" error

Wed Oct 2 21:41:01 2002

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  Just a follow up.

I have re-compiled my kernel making sure of usb-storage etc, but still 
the same old error.

Could really do with some more help here.

Is anyone from TerraSoft listening ...... ;-)

Cheers,
Bernie

Bernard mentink wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having a problem connecting to my USb ZIP100 drive. I get the 
> error message "not a block device"
> please see dump below from /var/log/messages
>
> Does this mean I am missing kernel support ( I am running the latest 
> YLD2.3). I seem to have the usb-storage module loaded.
> I do modprobe usb-storage and it shows with insmod.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Bernie Mentink
>
> Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage 
> for USB product 59b/1/100
> Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or 
> user mode driver usb-storage
> Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> block-major-2
> Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost last message repeated 3 times
> Sep 30 16:54:14 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt
> Sep 30 16:54:22 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt
> Sep 30 16:54:42 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt
> Sep 30 16:54:49 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt
> Sep 30 16:55:10 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt
> Sep 30 16:55:17 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt
> Sep 30 16:55:28 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 5
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on 
> bus1/1, assigned device number 6
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage 
> for USB product 59b/1/100
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or 
> user mode driver usb-storage
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> block-major-2
> Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost last message repeated 3 times
> Sep 30 16:55:44 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt
> Sep 30 16:56:05 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt
>
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          Just a follow up.<br>
 <br>
 I have re-compiled my kernel making sure of usb-storage etc, but still the 
same old error.<br>
 <br>
 Could really do with some more help here.<br>
 <br>
 Is anyone from TerraSoft listening ......<span -moz-smiley="s3"><span> ;-) 
</span></span><br>
 <br>
 Cheers,<br>
 Bernie<br>
 <br>
 Bernard mentink wrote:<br>

<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid3D99696B.6080203@paradise.net.nz">Hi, <br>
  <br>
 I'm having a problem connecting to my USb ZIP100 drive. I get the error
 message "not a block device" <br>
 please see dump below from /var/log/messages <br>
  <br>
 Does this mean I am missing kernel support ( I am running the latest  YLD2.3). 
I seem to have the usb-storage module loaded. <br>
 I do modprobe usb-storage and it shows with insmod. <br>
  <br>
 Any help appreciated. <br>
  <br>
 Cheers, <br>
 Bernie Mentink <br>
  <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for
 USB product 59b/1/100 <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or user 
 mode driver usb-storage <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module  block-major-2
   <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:13 localhost last message repeated 3 times <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:14 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:22 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:42 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:54:49 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:10 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:17 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:28 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 5 <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on  bus1/1, 
assigned device number 6 <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for
 USB product 59b/1/100 <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or user 
 mode driver usb-storage <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module  block-major-2
   <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:37 localhost last message repeated 3 times <br>
 Sep 30 16:55:44 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 10bt <br>
 Sep 30 16:56:05 localhost kernel: eth0: switching to forced 100bt <br>
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