HP USB Mass Storage device issue

From: Anthony Tippett (atippett_at_sports-it.com)
Date: 02/27/05

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    I'm having issues trying to partition/mount an usb device. The device
    is a HP usb digital drive (looks like a small memstick). If anyone can
    help or has suggestions please let me know.

    When I insert the device into the usb it is registered with hotplug:

    ------------- /var/log/messages
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using
    address 11
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act kernel: scsi8 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
    devices
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act kernel: Vendor: HP Model: Digital Drive
    Rev: 1. 00
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act kernel: Type: Direct-Access
    ANSI SC SI revision: 02
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi8,
    channel 0 , id 0, lun 0
    Feb 26 19:15:30 act scsi.agent[18757]: disk at
    /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/ usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/host8/8:0:0:0
    Feb 26 19:15:31 act usb.agent[18749]: usb-storage: already loaded

    However, when I try to partition the disk it says "No medium found".

    ------------ partition steps
    act:/home/atippett# fdisk /dev/sda

    Unable to open /dev/sda
    act:/home/atippett# cfdisk /dev/sda

    act:/home/atippett# sfdisk /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: No medium found

    sfdisk: cannot open /dev/sda read-write
    act:/home/atippett#

    Here's my information from /proc
    ------------------
    act:/home/atippett# cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage/9
       Host scsi9: usb-storage
           Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
          Product: USB Digital Drive
    Serial Number: None
         Protocol: Transparent SCSI
        Transport: Bulk
           Quirks:
    act:/home/atippett# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
    Attached devices:
    Host: scsi9 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
      Vendor: HP Model: Digital Drive Rev: 1.00
      Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
    act:/home/atippett# 

    -- 
Anthony
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