[clue-tech] Memorex TravelDrive Flash Drive with Linux

[Dirk Huizenga]

I just bought a Memorex travelDrive 256Mb USB 2.0 flash drive to use 
with my Linux boxes (6 and growing) and I cannot get it to work.  
Memorex, despite Linux 2.4.x compatibility on the package and 
documentation, does not have a clue (no pun intended).

Here's what my message log says on my Red Hat Linux version 2.4.21-9.EL:

    Jan 13 04:39:34 mt-eolus kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:10.3-3,
    assigned address 41
    Jan 13 04:39:34 mt-eolus kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding,
    giving up (error=-71)
    Jan 13 04:39:34 mt-eolus kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:10.3-3,
    assigned address 42
    Jan 13 04:39:34 mt-eolus kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding,
    giving up (error=-71)


Fedora Linux 2.6.9-1.724_FC3 gave me a little hope:

    Jan 13 04:42:14 sunlightpeak kernel: usb 1-3: new high speed USB
    device using address 8
    Jan 13 04:42:18 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB
    Mass Storage devices
    Jan 13 04:42:18 sunlightpeak kernel:   Vendor: Memorex   Model: TD
    2C             Rev: 1.00
    Jan 13 04:42:18 sunlightpeak kernel:   Type:  
    Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
    Jan 13 04:42:19 sunlightpeak kernel: SCSI device sda: 492544
    512-byte hdwr sectors (252 MB)
    Jan 13 04:42:19 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
    Jan 13 04:42:19 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: assuming drive cache:
    write through
    Jan 13 04:42:19 sunlightpeak kernel:  sda: sda1
    Jan 13 04:42:19 sunlightpeak kernel: Attached scsi removable disk
    sda at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
    Jan 13 04:42:20 sunlightpeak scsi.agent[5316]: disk at
    /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0
    Jan 13 04:42:25 sunlightpeak kernel: usb 1-3: control timeout on ep0in
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 8
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: qh
    de880100 (#0) state 1
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : status=0, message=00,
    host=7, driver=04
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : sense not available.
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: assuming drive cache:
    write through
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak last message repeated 3 times
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : status=0, message=00,
    host=0, driver=04
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda : sense not available.
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak hald[2763]: Timed out waiting for
    hotplug event 381. Rebasing to 381
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: assuming drive cache:
    write through
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel:  sda:<3>scsi3 (0:0): rejecting
    I/O to dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 0
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: sda: assuming drive cache:
    write through
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel:  sda:<3>scsi3 (0:0): rejecting
    I/O to dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 0
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 0
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 262143
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 262143
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda,
    logical block 0
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel:  unable to read partition table
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device
    Jan 13 04:44:33 sunlightpeak kernel: scsi3 (0:0): rejecting I/O to
    dead device


Has anyone got one of these drives working under Linux?  If what brand 
and did you have to do any added configuration?

BTW, Memorex support is worthless for this issue (web site and phone) 
but I'll let there web site speak for them (see below).

Dirk.
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