USB Flash Drive Mounting

From: J. B. Wood (wood_at_itd.nrl.navy.mil)
Date: 11/24/03 

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:06:43 -0500

Hello, all. We have a number of platforms running RH 9.0 here at work.
There is a recurring problem with the mounting of USB keychain flash
memory drives. Most of the time these computers do not have a problem
mounting/unmounting these devices as long as only one device is used with
a particular computer following boot-up. Plugging in another USB flash
drive, even if it is an identical model from the same vendor, will usually
not mount. I am scratching my head as to why this is so since it is never
a problem on my platforms running Windows XP. I am wondering if this
behavior is tied to Linux's use of SCSI device drivers to provide external
USB flash memory support. What's going on here? Your comment is greatly
appreciated. Sincerely,

John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@itd.nrl.navy.mil
Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5337

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