USB hard drive

[cloverm]

I cannot get my external USB hard drive working with Linux. Here's the situation:

/sbin./lsmod gives me this:

Module         Size Used by  Tainted: P
usb-storage      41724  0 (unused)
ide-scsi        7360  0
sg           23588  0 (unused)
scsi_mod        79480  2 [usb-storage ide-scsi sg]
snd-pcm-oss      18296  0 (autoclean)
snd-pcm-plugin     14256  0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-mixer-oss      5152  1 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-card-ens1370    1920  1
snd-ens1370       7568  0 [snd-card-ens1370]
snd-ak4531-codec    14656  0 [snd-ens1370]
snd-pcm        31072  0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin snd-ens1370]
snd-timer        9088  0 [snd-pcm]
snd-rawmidi      10304  0 [snd-ens1370]
snd-seq-device     3964  0 [snd-rawmidi]
snd-mixer       27688  0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-ens1370 snd-ak4531-codec]
snd          34688  1 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm-plugin snd-mixer-oss snd-card-ens1370 snd-ens1370 snd-ak4531-codec snd-pcm snd-timer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-mixer]
soundcore        3492  5 [snd]
usb-ohci        16224  0 (unused)
usbcore        52704  1 [usb-storage usb-ohci]
3c515         13104  1

cat /proc/bus/usb/devices give me this:

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S: Product=USB OHCI Root Hub
S: SerialNumber=e09c4000
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=067b ProdID=2307 Rev= 1.00
S: Manufacturer=Prolific Technology Inc.
S: Product=ATAPI-4 Bridge Controller
S: SerialNumber=0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  7 Ivl= 1ms

So the usb-storage module is definetly loaded, yet the ATAPI-4 Bridge Controller has Driver=(none). How do I assign the usb-storage driver to the ATAPI-4 Bridge Contoller?

[CP]

I don't think you need to. I think that you need another scsi mod, but I am not sure which one. Once you have the right scsi mod installed you should be able to mount the hd.

[cloverm]

I don't think you need to. I think that you need another scsi mod, but I am not sure which one. Once you have the right scsi mod installed you should be able to mount the hd.

Do you mean scsi module? The only one I have is the one that comes with kernel 2.4.17.

You can download and compile other ones into the kernel? Where are they available?

[ndogg]

Do you mean scsi module? The only one I have is the one that comes with kernel 2.4.17.

You can download and compile other ones into the kernel? Where are they available?

I'm pretty sure he means the scsi module. I don't recommend compiling modules into the kernel, but that's up to you.

[CP]

OK, when I did it, I am using 2.4.10 BTW, I installed my scsi card mod, scsi_mod, usb_storage, my usb driver modules, a module called osst, I don't know what it was, but I think that was the one that made the difference. I also installed sg, st, and sr_mod. I know that a lot are excessive, but I don't know exactly which ones, so I went overboard and put in too much. You need to set it up as a scsi device. If you install the modules it will do it for you. I will have a look at mine when I get a chance, its just right now I can't get access to it. Nothing technical, just a brother.

[cloverm]

Well I have all the scsi modules compiled and installed, still no luck. >

[CP]

Sorry I can't remember how I did it, and no longer have the HD, so thats the best I can do.