Kubuntu Gutsy problems

[Mark Fraser]

On Tuesday 16 October 2007 12:14:19 Mark Fraser wrote:
> I build a new PC at the weekend and decided to install Gutsy Beta on in.
> For the most part I am happy with it apart from a few problems:
>
> 1) I have 2 USB mass storage devices that won't mount, the logs seem to say
> that it is having problems mounting them. Will post them when I can.

I've now copied the logs across from that machine and this is what I get:

Oct 17 11:13:10 Woody kernel: [ 6596.811796] usb 5-8: new high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:11 Woody kernel: [ 6596.954985] usb 5-8: configuration #1 chosen 
from 1 choice
Oct 17 11:13:11 Woody kernel: [ 6596.955748] scsi7 : SCSI emulation for USB 
Mass Storage devices
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6601.948627] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access     
BUFFALO  USB Flash Disk   3.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.135333] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] 503808 512-byte 
hardware sectors (258 MB)
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.135964] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect 
is off
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.138327] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] 503808 512-byte 
hardware sectors (258 MB)
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.138950] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect 
is off
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.138962]  sda:<6>usb 5-8: reset high speed 
USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.499129] usb 5-8: reset high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:16 Woody kernel: [ 6602.750743] usb 5-8: reset high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.002360] usb 5-8: reset high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.253980] usb 5-8: reset high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.505593] usb 5-8: reset high speed USB 
device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.647333] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] Result: 
hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.647342] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, 
sector 0
Oct 17 11:13:17 Woody kernel: [ 6603.647346] printk: 21 messages suppressed.

Oct 17 11:13:22 Woody kernel: [ 6608.222259] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] Result: 
hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Oct 17 11:13:30 Woody kernel: [ 6615.962605] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, 
sector 0
Oct 17 11:13:30 Woody kernel: [ 6615.962613]  unable to read partition table
Oct 17 11:13:30 Woody kernel: [ 6615.962681] sd 7:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI 
removable disk
Oct 17 11:13:30 Woody kernel: [ 6615.962731] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic 
sg0 type 0

Does this help in diagnosing the problem and is it worth posting it as a bug 
on Launchpad?