USB Key errors

[Travis Fraser]

On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 19:28, Emmanuel Seyman wrote:
> When I insert my USB key (i-Bead 100 256Mo MP3 player) in my system, I get:
> 
> Feb  4 01:22:47 orient kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2.3, assigned address 7
> Feb  4 01:22:50 orient usb.agent[12123]: missing kernel or user mode driver usb-storage
> Feb  4 01:22:50 orient kernel: SCSI device sda: 505856 512-byte hdwr sectors (259 MB)
> Feb  4 01:22:50 orient kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> Feb  4 01:22:50 orient kernel:  sda: sda1
> Feb  4 01:22:51 orient kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 686
> Feb  4 01:22:53 orient devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted
> 
> in /var/log/messages and all is weel (I can mount /dev/sda1 without any problems).
> When I unlug the key, I get this bucketload of error messages:
> 
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:07.2-2.3 address 7
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense:
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  unable to read partition table
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense:
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  unable to read partition table
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:10 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense:
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel:  sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:11 orient kernel:  unable to read partition table
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense:
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel:  sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> Feb  4 01:23:12 orient kernel:  unable to read partition table
> 
> Is this normal? Is there a command I should run before unplugging the key?
> Could this be related to something I've noticed on the key:
> 
I get the same messages for my flash card reader. All seems to work ok.

Travis Fraser