About USB enclosure

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Gentoo_64

Just install an USB enclosure (ATA HD)

# fdisk -l
did not find it.

Please advise how to get it installed. TIA

B.R.
satimis

[bigtomrodney]

Do you have udev and hotplug installed/configured?

[satimis]

Hi bigtomrodney,

Do you have udev and hotplug installed/configured?

# udevmonitor

udevmonitor prints the received event from the kernel [UEVENT]
and the event which udev sends out after rule processing [UDEV]
hanging here

Just have udev and hotplug installed ;


# emerge -pv sys-fs/udev
# emerge -av sys-fs/udev

# emerge -pv sys-apps/hotplug
# emerge -av sys-apps/hotplug


then
# emerge --sync
# emerge portage

# emerge --update --deep --newuse world
# emerge --depclean
# revdep-rebuild
# etc-update
# env-update

re-plugin the USB enclosure

# dmesg

....
....
device-mapper: error adding target to table
device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
device-mapper: error adding target to table
device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
device-mapper: error adding target to table
device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
device-mapper: error adding target to table
device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
device-mapper: error adding target to table
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on dm-0, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on dm-1, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on dm-3, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on dm-2, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on dm-4, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  Vendor:           Model:                   Rev:
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
usb-storage: device scan complete
eth0: link down.
usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 3
eth0: link up.
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 4
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  Vendor:           Model:                   Rev:
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
usb-storage: device scan complete
usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 4
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 5
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  Vendor: Maxtor 9  Model: HAQA              Rev: 5215
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sda: 13281408 512-byte hdwr sectors (6800 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 00 38 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sda: 13281408 512-byte hdwr sectors (6800 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 00 38 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
 sda: unknown partition table
sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
usb-storage: device scan complete
usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 5
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 6
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  Vendor: Maxtor 9  Model: HAQA              Rev: 5215
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sda: 13281408 512-byte hdwr sectors (6800 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 00 38 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sda: 13281408 512-byte hdwr sectors (6800 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 00 38 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
 sda: unknown partition table
sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
usb-storage: device scan complete

It was there.

# mount /dev/sda /mnt/
# ls /mnt/

enclosure.txt  lost+found

Problem solved.

The USB enclosure won't mount automatically on plugin. Please advise how to config "hotplug". TIA

B.R.
satimis

[apoorv_khurasia]

Did you try subfs?

[satimis]

Hi apoorv_khurasia.

Did you try subfs?

Is it for Suse kernel? What is it?

Tks

B.R.
satimis

[apoorv_khurasia]

subfs is a kernel module and is not distro-specific. It shall allow to automount your drives when they are plugged in. e.g., CD, Floppy, USB etc.