[Bug 899803] Re: won't mount usb floppy

[Edward]

edward at SelfmadeDesktop:~$ lsusb -v -d 0644:0000

Bus 001 Device 010: ID 0644:0000 TEAC Corp. Floppy
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x0644 TEAC Corp.
  idProduct          0x0000 Floppy
  bcdDevice            2.00
  iManufacturer           1 
  iProduct                2 
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           39
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower               98mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           3
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      4 Floppy (UFI)
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 Control/Bulk/Interrupt
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0002  1x 2 bytes
        bInterval             127
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

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Title:
  won't mount usb floppy

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just got a teac usb external floppy drive and it won't mount. I
  looked a little bit on forums and will continue to look, and I have
  tried the below in terminal so far.


  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/modules
  [sudo] password for edward: 
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:~$ cd /media
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ dir
  ATTACHE\ FLASH\ DRIVE  floppy  floppy0	Transcend  VirtualMachines-13.7GB
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdc /media/floppy -o uid=1000
  mount: /dev/sdc already mounted or /media/floppy busy
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ dir
  ATTACHE\ FLASH\ DRIVE  floppy  floppy0	Transcend  VirtualMachines-13.7GB
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ cd floppy
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media/floppy$ dir
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media/floppy$ cd ..
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ sudo rmdir floppy
  rmdir: failed to remove `floppy': Not a directory
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ sudo umount /dev/sdc
  umount: /dev/sdc: not mounted
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdc /media/floppy -o uid=1000
  mount: /dev/sdc already mounted or /media/floppy busy
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$ sudo umount /dev/sdc
  umount: /dev/sdc: not mounted
  edward at SelfmadeDesktop:/media$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: mount 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.10.10.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-31.62-generic 2.6.35.13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-31-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Dec  3 20:19:19 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: util-linux

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