[clue-tech] Memorex TravelDrive Flash Drive with Linux
mike
mikeb at wispertel.net
Fri Jan 14 08:20:42 MST 2005
Dirk Huizenga wrote:
> 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.
> ******************
>
>
> Not Found
>
> The requested URL /service_support/answers.php was not found on this
> server.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.memorex.com Port 80
>
>
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Dirk:
Sounds like a bad Flash Drive/Jump Drive and you need to return it. The
Lexar I use for work and home is 1 GB in size and work great on my Mepis
Debian box. I think it is USB 2.0 capable and has yet to give me a
problem. I had to do no special configuration to mount it.
mike
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