USB Flash memory Disk not present on reboot

[Stephen Armstrong]

--- Scott Talbot <talbotscott at cox.net> wrote:

> Barry Scott wrote:
> 
> > After FC4 is up and running I can insert a USB
> Flash memory disk and 
> > the device
> > show up and can be mounted.
> >
> > But If I power up the Epia M10000 machine with the
> USB memory disk 
> > inserted
> > the device does not show up.
> >
> > Further lsusb does not show the USB device in its
> output. If I remove 
> > and reinsert
> > lsusb shows the USB device and /dev devices show
> up.
> >
> > What is the trick to get FC4 to find the USB
> memory disk?
> >
> > Barry
> >
>     This was probably a fluke, but I had the same
> problem in Rawhide.  I 
> tried everything logical, and had just about given
> up.  One day (not 
> really sure why) I increased the time grub delayed
> booting to 10 (5 was 
> default), I also commented out the hiddenmenu.  From
> that day to this 
> the usb flash drive has mounted every single time.
> 
>     I can think of no reason why this should have
> done anything, unless 
> some fluke of a collision between grub and the usb
> code, but I ain't 
> gonna mess with it either!
> 
> Scott
> 
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Weird, my usb drive automatically mounts when booting
FC4, my grub delay time is only 3 seconds.


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