[Bug 561589] Re: Removable storage device not detected as block device

[andrej]

it all depends on timing:

Connect the IDE-USB adapter to the HDD
Apply power to the HDD
the HDD must be spinning and ready (heads unlocked)
plug in the USB cable at the PC

credits to http://superuser.com/a/409482/15699

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Title:
  Removable storage device not detected as block device

Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: udev

  Disc is not automatically mounted after connect.
  info about disc:
  http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/774/srin.png
  http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3346/zrzutekranutb.png

  dmesg | tail -30
  [ 6482.514184] usb 1-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
  [ 6482.665314] usb 1-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
  [ 6482.667280] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  [ 6482.667660] usb-storage: device found at 4
  [ 6482.667665] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
  [ 6487.663957] usb-storage: device scan complete
  [ 6487.667693] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SAMSUNG  HM121HI          0041 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
  [ 6487.671767] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
  [ 6487.684786] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 234441648 512-byte logical blocks: (120 GB/111 GiB)
  [ 6487.685856] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
  [ 6487.685865] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
  [ 6487.685872] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
  [ 6487.687966] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
  [ 6487.687975]  sdb: sdb1 < sdb5 >
  [ 6487.734528] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
  [ 6487.734544] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
  [ 6495.160134] usb 1-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4

  before connecting
  lsusb
  Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04b4:0033 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 
  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  after connecting
  lsusb
  Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04b4:0033 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 
  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0718 Genesys Logic, Inc. 
  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: udev 151-8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CustomUdevRuleFiles: 01-mountmanager.rules
  Date: Mon Apr 12 17:31:16 2010
  GvfsMonitorLog: Monitoring events. Press Ctrl+C to quit.
  HotplugNewDevices: /dev/sdb5 /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1
  HotplugNewMounts:
   
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04b4:0033 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 007: ID 05e3:0718 Genesys Logic, Inc. 
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: BenQ Joybook P52
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=75ac3a24-8cf5-4131-92b3-cf748c19740a ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: udev
  Symptom: storage
  Title: Removable storage device not detected as block device
  UdisksMonitorLog: Monitoring activity from the disks daemon. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.
  dmi.bios.date: 02/13/07
  dmi.bios.version: 1.08
  dmi.board.name: Joybook P52
  dmi.board.vendor: BenQ
  dmi.board.version: 2.3.1
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789012345678901234
  dmi.chassis.type: 1
  dmi.chassis.vendor: AMD
  dmi.chassis.version: 2.31
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvn:bvr1.08:bd02/13/07:svnBenQ:pnJoybookP52:pvr2.3.1:rvnBenQ:rnJoybookP52:rvr2.3.1:cvnAMD:ct1:cvr2.31:
  dmi.product.name: Joybook P52
  dmi.product.version: 2.3.1
  dmi.sys.vendor: BenQ

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