USB Mass storage device

[Dexter Ang]

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:13:47 -0400 (EDT), Nathan Bullock
<nathan_kent_bullock at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Okay I am getting a little frustrated maybe someone
> can see what stupid little thing I am forgetting.
> 
> I have an iRiver (model iFP-780) mp3 player and I am
> trying to mount it to /mnt/usb. I created /mnt/usb. I
> plugged the mp3 player in with the usb cable. I tried
> '/sbin/mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb'. Okay that
> didn't work. Here is some more info:
> 
> /proc/bus/usb/devices contains this:
> 
> T:  Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  3
> Spd=12  MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8
> #Cfgs=  1
> P:  Vendor=4102 ProdID=1007 Rev= 0.01
> S:  Manufacturer=iRiver Limited.
> S:  Product=iRiver Internet Audio Player IFP-700
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff
> Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> 
> /var/log/messages contains this:
> Sep  2 21:45:19 localhost kernel: Initializing USB
> Mass Storage driver...
> Sep  2 21:45:19 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered
> new driver usb-storage
> Sep  2 21:45:19 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage
> support registered.
> Sep  2 21:45:31 localhost kernel: ohci_hcd
> 0000:00:03.0: wakeup
> Sep  2 21:45:32 localhost kernel: usb 2-1: new full
> speed USB device using address 4
> 
> 'mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb' gives this:
> mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
> 
> Shouldn't the /var/log/messages say something about a
> scsi emulation ...
> 
> Am I forgetting a kernel module?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Nathan Bullock

I'm just wondering if your iRiver needs to be reflashed for USB Mass
Storage? My sister uses one that needed to be reflashed with a UMS
image so that it actually works as a UMS device.

Anyway, can you possibly run:

fdisk -l /dev/sda

and see what partitions there are? The -l option just lists partitions
without writing anything. Sometimes UMS devices don't exactly have
/dev/sda1 as the mountable partition.

dex