USB Issues with FC5

[Ben Scott]

On 7/20/06, Fred <puissante at lrc.puissante.com> wrote:
> The USB kernel modules are *definitely* loaded, as I configured them when I
> built the kernels.

  Have you tried the stock kernels to see if it works for them?

> I know that Fedora left out fstab-sync which *auto*-mounted these devices in
> lieu of a desktop solution ...

  I think fstab-sync has more to do with updating /etc/fstab to
reflect hardware in the system, then mounting said entries.  I believe
auto-mounting of USB stuff is handled by the "hotplug" subsystem,
along with various helper utilities and such.

> I can't recall the name of the filesystem that USB memory devices
> like cameras and memory sticks use.

  FAT (the "vfat" and/or "msdos" filesystem drivers).  Cameras
typically present a FAT filesystem when connected via USB, and those
with removable memory cards expect the same.  Bulk storage flash
storage devices ("thumb drives") present as simple block storage, and
so can (in theory) hold any filesystem, but they "always" come from
the factory with a FAT filesystem.

> Is it "usbfs"?

  There's an virtual filesystem driver that's used for Linux USB
subsystem implementation,  but it doesn't have anything to do with
actually accessing the storage presented by USB.

> mount simply no longer recognizes the camera when it once did.

  Does the kernel log show a block device appearing?

  What does "cat /proc/scsi/scsi" show?

> I really *didn't* expect Fedora to leave out something vital.

  I don't think it's *quite* as simple as that.  :-)

-- Ben