How To Mount C3000 As An Usb Storage In Fc3

[shreks]

First I set the PC Link option to USB Storage in my new Zaurus SL-C3000, and then use the USB cable coming with the original package to connect C3000 to my laptop running Fedora Core 3. Then I checked the output of dmeg:

usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: 05-wait_for_sys timed out on ep0in
SCSI subsystem initialized
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  Vendor: Sharp     Model: SL-C3000          Rev: 1.00
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 00
usb-storage: device scan complete
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Then I found there is a new SCSI device /dev/sda was created, but when I tried to mount it by:

mount /dev/sda /media/usbstorage

An error message was issued:

mount: No medium found

What is the problem then? Anyone has a clue to mount C3000 in FC3? Thanks a lot!

[darkloran]

First I set the PC Link option to USB Storage in my new Zaurus SL-C3000, and then use the USB cable coming with the original package to connect C3000 to my laptop running Fedora Core 3. Then I checked the output of dmeg:

well i guess you use the right procedure... but it seems to me that your fedora core 3 si not "up to date". You "udev" and usb management should mount "automagically" your zaurus drive to your FC3 desktop. That's what happens to mine when it works  

because unfortunately USB is not what linux prefers... and you've got it on the two sides when using your Z with FC3.

you'd rather use the USB net settings, in your PC link settings on the zaurus. Your Z will have IP address 192.168.129.201 (default). Issueing dmesg command on FC3 you'll see usbnet module coming up. Then executing

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ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.200 up as root in your FC3 will create the IP connection between your Z and FC3. By default, samba is configured on your Z and you can access //192.168.129.201/home (user zaurus /home/zaurus on Z) or //192.168.129.201/system (user root / on Z)
This IP configuration always works for me whereas using "mass storage" was working 2 times on 10 tries.

note: configuration file for samba is something like /usr/lib/samba/smb.conf

loran

[shreks]

well i guess you use the right procedure... but it seems to me that your fedora core 3 si not "up to date". You "udev" and usb management should mount "automagically" your zaurus drive to your FC3 desktop. That's what happens to mine when it works   

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loran
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Thanks a lot, man! This bizzare problem occured during the first a few days of using my Z. After that, it disappeared! Really strange!