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Re: [ts-7000] Re: FAT USB memory stick

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: FAT USB memory stick
From: Kevin Cozens <>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:10:28 -0400
marcolamonato wrote:
> before posting I searched the group, but I didn't find anything
> working for me, that's why I put the message.

I posted a message to this list stating what I did to get a USB key bootable. 
It is message #7071 (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/message/7071).
I would have expected the information in that message to have gotten you up 
and running.

> I have to correct what I previously wrote, I mean after startup the
> board has no "/dev/scsi/...", just "/dev/" with other dirs in it.
> Then, after I execute "/usr/bin/loadUSBModules.sh", in the "/dev"
> folder appear also "/dev/discs", "/dev/scsi/host0/..."
> and "/dev/usb". At this time I try to "mount -t
> vfat /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /mnt/usb/" and I get the
> error "Invalid argument".

I didn't use loadUSBModules.sh. I seem to have that on my machine but it may 
have been something I added at one point. It loads the same modules I load in 
my own scripts.

One of the first questions to ask is whether the memory stick can be accessed 
on another computer. If not, then you may just have a bad memory stick and not 
a problem with the way your TS-7250 board is set up.

If the memory stick is good, the next thing is to verify the set up of your 
system. Are you using the stock kernel provided by the board maker? Did you 
change the start up scripts/configuration? Do you still have all the modules 
needed installed on the machine? Have you verified that all the modules loaded 
properly?

You can check if the modules are loaded by using lsmod and/or checking the 
contents from dmesg. If in doubt, make sure the board won't run any script to 
automatically load the needed modules on bootup, then reboot the board. Type 
the commands to load the needed modules one at a time and verify that each one 
loaded.

If one fails to load, you have identified your problem. You will need to find 
out why it fails to load. Once you know you have all the modules loaded, you 
should be able to load a memory stick. After plugging one in to a USB port, 
you can use dmesg to verify that the stick was seen by the OS. If the OS 
doesn't see the device, you won't be able to mount it.

 > My usb stick memory has 128MB and has windows-generated files in it,
 > so it comes with a FAT filesystem.

If the OS does see the device, you can run the mount command. You don't state 
whether you are trying to load a FAT16 or FAT32 formatted device but since you 
are using 'vfat' in the mount command that shouldn't matter unless the vfat 
module is missing or can't be loaded.

-- 
Cheers!

Kevin.

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