Please Help, Usb Host Problems!, Cannot get anything mounted, even mouse Options

[anonuk]

Just got a 3100, its great - really pleased with it. But I cant mount anything on USB host.

Ive tried pdaxrom, cacko and am about to try OZ but am starting to think it is broken. I make a directory, try to mount and get

mount: mounting /dev/sda1 /mnt/test failed: no such device or address

This is the same on my camera, hard drive and usb memory stick - no luck with any

Also havent got the mouse working either, ive tried everything ive found on the forums.

Connecting the zaurus to my linux desktops works fine, the zaurus hard drive is loaded in kde, so i think it must be the host cable. But it was brand new.

Plese someone help, perhaps I am missing something stupid out.........

Thanks.

[jbruno]

What command are you using? It doesn't sound like a cable problem.

Just got a 3100, its great - really pleased with it. But I cant mount anything on USB host.

Ive tried pdaxrom, cacko and am about to try OZ but am starting to think it is broken. I make a directory, try to mount and get

mount: mounting /dev/sda1 /mnt/test failed: no such device or address

This is the same on my camera, hard drive and usb memory stick - no luck with any

Also havent got the mouse working either, ive tried everything ive found on the forums.

Connecting the zaurus to my linux desktops works fine, the zaurus hard drive is loaded in kde, so i think it must be the host cable. But it was brand new.

Plese someone help, perhaps I am missing something stupid out.........

Thanks.

[anonuk]

What command are you using? It doesn't sound like a cable problem.

sudo mkdir /mnt/test
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/test

mount: Mounting /dev/sda1 on /mnt/test failed: No such device or address

any ideas?

[xamindar]

you need to buy a host cable. the cable that comes with the zaurus is only a cliend cable. Check out meanies site for more details.

[anonuk]

you need to buy a host cable.  the cable that comes with the zaurus is only a cliend cable.  Check out meanies site for more details.

i have a host cable - ordered it together with my 3100 that is what i am using to try to mount disks.

any ideas?

[DaemonsGR]

Did u partition your CF?
ls -l /dev |grep sda OR sd

[anonuk]

Did u partition your CF?
ls -l /dev |grep sda OR sd

ls -l /dev |grep sda

brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 0 Jun 8 0650 sda
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 1 Jun 8 0650 sda1
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 2 Jun 8 0650 sda2
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 3 Jun 8 0650 sda3
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 4 Jun 8 0650 sda4
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 5 Jun 8 0650 sda5
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 6 Jun 8 0650 sda6
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 7 Jun 8 0650 sda7
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 8 Jun 8 0650 sda8
brw-rw---- 1 root root 8, 9 Jun 8 0650 sda9

any ideas?

[xamindar]

OK, so let me get this a little more clear. You use the host cable....check

Does the usb drive show up under /dev when you plug it in? From your previous post it looks like it does. So it should be working. On mine when I plug in the host cable the host drivers are automaticly loaded (I can see by using dmesg) and then when I plug in a usb memory stick it appears as /dev/sda. Then I just mount it or use the instructions on meanies site to have it do it for me.

But, my camera doesnt work yet because the zaurus drivers don't know it is a usb drive.

dumb tip but make sure you are root. I can't think of any other thing.

[adf]

Go with your first guess and get a new host cable?

[anonuk]

Yep - host cable: check
ls /dev/sda* - all exist (wether i plug in usb key or not)

here is my dmesg (last 20 lines)

CODE

usbh: hotplug_schedule_bh: schedule bh
hotplug_schedule_bh: schedule bh
usbh: hotplug_bh:
usbh: udc_connected: ACTIVE_LOW: 0<7>usbh: monitor_connected: 0
usbh: monitor_restore: RESTORE_UNLOADED
usbh: monitor_hotplug: agent: usbh interface: monitor action: restore-unloaded
hotplug_bh:
monitor_connected: 1
monitor_restore: RESTORE_LOADED
monitor_hotplug: agent: asbd interface: monitor action: restore-loaded
usbdcore: usbdcore 0.1 035 2002-06-12 20:00 (dbg="")
storage_fd: storage_fd 0,1 035 2002-06-12 20:00 (OUT=64, IN=64)
storage_fd: vendorID: 4dd productID: 9050
pxa27x_bi 0.1-alpha 035 2002-06-12 20:00 (dbg="")
bi_modinit: call udc_startup_events
bi_device_event: call udc_enable
bi_device_event: call udc_all_interrupts
udc_connect: usb-device is not active

any ideas? i am leaning towards ordering a new cable - im just worried that the actual usb host is broken and i will have to send it back to japan. Cant face the idea of losing this Z for a few weeks before i get to know it properly....

thanks for your quick replies :-)

[Meanie]

it looks like a bad cable because the dmesg output doesn't mention anything about detecting that something has been plugged in. you can visually verify this as well by looking at the sysinfo app. it should show something under the usb section,ie usb mass storage device. if it does't appear there, then its a hardware problem, probably incorrect usb host cable.

if the cable was working and the disk was detected, then doing a fdisk -l /dev/sda should show you the partition table.

[anonuk]

it looks like a bad cable because the dmesg output doesn't mention anything about detecting that something has been plugged in. you can visually verify this as well by looking at the sysinfo app. it should show something under the usb section,ie usb mass storage device. if it does't appear there, then its a hardware problem, probably incorrect usb host cable.

if the cable was working and the disk was detected, then doing a fdisk -l /dev/sda should show you the partition table.

i hope so, i have ordered a new usb host cable from figlabs - hopefully this will sort out the problem.

Systeminfo doesnt show anything in the usb section, no + or dropdown.

Has anyone else had a similar problem with the usb host before? i havent seen anyone mentioning it on the forums so I will keep hoping that the usb host isnt broken and it is only the cable.

Thanks for your great packages of xqt, etc meanie! i was up and running pocketworkstation in minutes.

[anonuk]

Just an update, new USB host cable arrived - everything mounting fine! So i guess the first usb host cable I was sent with the zaurus didn't work. I will send it back i guess, thanks to everyone for their help im off to try a gamepad with zemufe