From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <8ccc8ba40908190906n6622ff93h25c1853c5c2685d8@mail.gmail.com> References: <836A45DA-AB4E-481A-BD36-3F0EE86F2B22@lsub.org> <4ecada1e0908060213g576e096w4cd590ad8a8183f7@mail.gmail.com> <4ecada1e0908062348x4029fdf5weca1ffb98a959209@mail.gmail.com> <2e48973a81fd29653554dcbd36d3b83a@coraid.com> <4ecada1e0908080408k7128f3e7p23b7c9d331cc6f21@mail.gmail.com> <8ccc8ba40908190906n6622ff93h25c1853c5c2685d8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:02:38 +0200 Message-ID: <4ecada1e0908200002v41712b62h2dff98754cb5d71e@mail.gmail.com> From: Bela Valek To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] USB HDD connection problem Topicbox-Message-UUID: 4ead49d2-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I tried a recent distribution image (Aug15). The live CD worked with my external harddrive, after plugging it in i issued 'usbfat:', and i was able to read and write files on it. When I installed it, 'usbfat:' said that there are no usb disks. usbd was running (5 threads), I will try ls '#u' when i have access to the machine. 2009/8/19 Francisco J Ballesteros : > there has been an update on usb software recently. > the old kernel driver was called #U, the new one is #u. > Tools like usb/usbd and usb/disk changed as well. > > Do you still have the problem? > I'm just reading the mail thread and don't understand why > /srv/usb is not there. It should. > > can you ls '#u' ? > Do you have usbd running? > > Sorry, just came and I might be missing some eairlier mail. > I'm still reading them all. > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Bela Valek wrote: >> - 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: B=E9la >> >> 2009/8/7 erik quanstrom : >>> On Fri Aug =A07 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. =A0if 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 >>> >>> >> >> > >