Edgy problem with USB devices

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The problem might be stated straighforwardly:

in Dapper every USB is automounted without any problem
In Edgy most usb are not mounted, but displayed in Nautilus, and sometime a key partition in unix format is mounted.

I found this situation in many forums. OK I can reformat the keys...but I would rather have a Edgy which works.

Thanks

Piero Francesco

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. Unfortunately we can't fix it, because your description didn't include enough information.

Please include the information requested from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingRemovableDevices as separate attachments.

Ok

but the following wiki doesn't refers to Edgy. So what do I do?

Second...in the Forum for beginners....if you follow usb thread you will find 20
ore more reference to usb mounting problem usually with laptops. What I can say
is:
-the devices (key or HD) works in Dapper
-some devices works in Edgy when they are in linux format (these partitions are
recognized) so the usb connection works,
-some devices are detected but not mounted (frequent apparently),
-some devices are not recognized (led doesn't lit)

When posted in forums you get...no answers (usually) and sometimes fantasies...

please check the USB thread, and you will see.

I am perfectly aware this is not enough to make a diagnosis...I agree that a
minimum of method is required...(with precise output) so I will try to follow
your wiki direction: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingRemovableDevices

But, please, this seems to be a serious issue (maybe there is 10000 more serious
issues for you!)

Thanks for the reply anyway.....

piero-francesco

Quoting Thomas Hotz <email address hidden>:

> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. Unfortunately we can't
> fix it, because your description didn't include enough information.
>
> Please include the information requested from
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingRemovableDevices as separate
> attachments.
>
> --
> Edgy problem with USB devices
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/89444
>

Sorry for the delay. Could you please provide an output of lshal, lsusb and dmesg please?

Thank you for investigating. I resolved the problem. I do not know if its a bug
but it is something not to serious in fact...a missing line in fstab
/dev/sda1 /media/usb auto user,rw 0 0

Plus sudo mkdir etc/media/usb (if i remember well).

I observed that many people ecountered the same problem...probably for the same
reason. I suppose the default installation do not create this line for mounting
USB, there is only a line of this type for CdROM.

The line mounting the partitions are in UUID why not create FSTAB with mounting
for CD and USB with a UUID convention?

Any way I have learned something, event with disturbing you.

I was very deceived by the forums where all sorts of fantasies are given as good
solution.

MY ADVICE: EDIT A WIKI WHERE WHEN A PROBLEM IS ENCOUNTERED, FIRS LOOK AT THE
FILES CONCERNED....WITH GIVEN EXAMPLES OF CORRECT WORKING FILES...A LOT OF TIME
COULD BE SAVED..EVEN IF THIS DOESN'T WORK AND YOU MUST GO BACK TO FILE DIAGNOSIS

THANK YOU FOR ALL,

FRANCESCO44

Quoting Thomas Hotz <email address hidden>:

> Sorry for the delay. Could you please provide an output of lshal, lsusb
> and dmesg please?
>
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Thomas Hotz
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
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> Edgy problem with USB devices
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/89444
>