Re: [9fans] USB HDD connection problem

[Bela Valek <bvalek2@gmail.com>]

- usb/usbd is up and running
- the only option in my BIOS is to turn USB off
- I am sorry, i dont understand the part about the old and new USB
devices and tools. can you explain a bit?

Thanks: Béla

2009/8/7 erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>:
> On Fri Aug  7 02:53:14 EDT 2009, bvalek2@gmail.com wrote:
>> There is more:
>>
>> I don't have a usbdisk manpage. '%man usbdisk' complains that its not
>> there, but if i do a '%lookman usbdisk', the manpage is listed as a
>> hit, so it must be in the search index.
>>
> [...]
>> >>>
>> >>> - usb/disk gives this:
>> >>> usb/disk: /dev/usb: no devs
>> >>>
>> >>> - usbfat: writes:
>> >>> mount: can't open /srv/usb: '/srv/usb' file does not exist
>> >>> cannot mount /srv/usb
>> >>>
>> >>> The USB mouse works.
>
> hmm.  if the usb mouse works, yet plan 9 is not running
> usb/usbd (have you checked), it may be that your bios has
> put your usb in legacy mode and either won't or hasn't been
> asked to let go.
>
> if you are running usbd and usb/kb, then this could happen
> if you are mixing #U and tools for #U (the old usb device)
> and #u and tools for #u.
>
> your man page problem sounds like you've damaged your local fs.
> consider a pull to update.
>
> - erik
>
>