USB memery strick not opening?

[fvs]

I have Slack 11 with kernel 2.6.21 and I tried plugging in a usb memory stick and it doesn't open?
I like to know how to configure it to open when plugged in.
Thanks in advance. fvs

[Freston]

Have you tried mounting it?

[aliov]

Fisrt you are using Kernel 2.6.21, how did you configure this kernel ? did you enable all the usb device support for it,and are you are using the udev ? please provide more information because i'm using the same kernel but never had any problem with also dbus and hal enabled for automoting all the usb devices.

[fvs]

Downloaded Kernel 2.6.21 and Kernel-modules from Slackware.com/packages and installed them with pkgtool.
Not sure about enabling all the usbdevices for it?
Not sure about udev?
Thanks for reply.

[aliov]

No if it's from the slackware current so that's ok,
make sure about your udev go to /etc/rc.d and do the following

chmod +x rc.udev
chmod -x rc.hotplug

restart and you plug the device something new should appear in /dev most likely sda1 or hda1 try to mount it.

[fvs]

Tried the above no results yet, Check to see if my fstab is right,


/dev/sda1 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto noauto,user,rw 0 0

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user,ro 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/usb auto noauto,user,rw 0 0


/dev/sda1 /mnt/memory auto users,rw 0 0



I think some how that it's not right? Thanks.

[aliov]

When you try to mount it what did you get as an output ? i think it's not sda1 since the sda1 it's your / reiserfs root partition

[fvs]

I tried to

root@frank:~# dmesg
nd.
Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
ntel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Iroot@frank:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
i82365 23136 1
usblp 11392 0

[aliov]

Tried the above no results yet, Check to see if my fstab is right,


/dev/sda1 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto noauto,user,rw 0 0

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user,ro 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/usb auto noauto,user,rw 0 0


/dev/sda1 /mnt/memory auto users,rw 0 0



I think some how that it's not right? Thanks.

I mean what you get when you try to do mount memory ? referring to your fstab there is something wrong since your root partition is /dev/sda1 and the removable media are /dev/sda1

[fvs]

root@frank:~# mount /dev/memory
mount: can't find /dev/memory in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
root@frank:~#