Re: usb drive not found when plugged in at boot

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:55:40 -0000, dust3333@gmail.com
<dust3333@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm using busybox1.3.1/linux2.6.16.6 on an embedded ARM platform and
> I'm having trouble with USB drives. When I plug a drive in after boot,
> the kernel finds it (checked via dmesg) and I can mount it. But when I
> have the drive plugged before the kernel boots, the kernel doesn't
> find it. Furthermore, it can't find it even if I unplug the drive and
> plug it back in (no messages in dmesg).
>
> I've read some stuff about cold-plugging being separate from hot-
> plugging in linux, but a lot of stuff seems out of date. Anyone got
> the lowdown for linux 2.6? Am I just missing some package or do I have
> a weird problem?
>
> thanks!
> -d
>
Does lsusb show any sign of the device when it is plugged in before
boot?


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On 24 août, 15:04, Bill Marcum <marcumb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:55:40 -0000, dust3...@gmail.com
>
> <dust3...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm using busybox1.3.1/linux2.6.16.6 on an embedded ARM platform and
> > I'm having trouble withUSBdrives. When I plug a drive in after boot,
> > the kernel finds it (checked via dmesg) and I can mount it. But when I
> > have the drive plugged before the kernel boots, the kernel doesn't
> > find it. Furthermore, it can't find it even if I unplug the drive and
> > plug it back in (no messages in dmesg).
>
> > I've read some stuff about cold-plugging being separate from hot-
> > plugging in linux, but a lot of stuff seems out of date. Anyone got
> > the lowdown for linux 2.6? Am I just missing some package or do I have
> > a weird problem?
>
> > thanks!
> > -d
>
> Does lsusb show any sign of the device when it is plugged in before
> boot?
>
> --
> May you do Good Magic with Perl.
> -- Larry Wall's blessing

Not for me. No scsi device detected => no usb device detected.