Re: USB Flash/Jump Drives-Linux??

Jim Nelson
2005-01-29T18:40:13Z

Ray Olszewski wrote:
> At 09:03 AM 1/29/2005 -0500, Hal MacArgle wrote:
>
>
>> Greetings: Running Slackware 9.0 and 9.1; kernels 2.4.20 or 2.4.22,
>> bare.i installation, I've experienced good support for all USB
>> devices except Flash Drives.
>>
>> First one bought was a Link-Max UL-641 that, plugged in, was
>> immediately accessible by the kernel with no configuring by me..
>>
>> Later attempts with other brands, no such luck.. As I look at the
>> retail boxes not a single one mentions Linux, so was wondering what
>> others have discovered.. It's no fun buying then returning just to
>> see what works or doesn't... <grin>
>>
>> Most of the comments on the Web seem to indicate this is not a
>> problem but I've found otherwise.. One vendor, Kingston, said flat
>> out that Linux is not supported by their devices..
>>
>> Best and TIA.
>
>
>
> I've only used one of these drives, a Lexar 256 MB JunpDrive Secure.
> Since I compile my own kernels, I did have to recompile (2.4.21, I
> think), turning on several USB options and SCSI (the standard way to
> access USB drives uses SCSI emulation), but then had no difficulty on my
> own systems ... and a couple of embedded Linux systems, using their
> manufacturers' stock kernels, also accessed the drive with no difficulty.
>

I have also had good success with my Lexar 128MB JumpDrive. Just tested my
brother's PNY Attache 128MB with a 2.6.10 kernel - works fine as well.

You may want to try a 2.6 kernel - Fedora core 3 or Slackware 10. A lot of USB
stuff has been merged into 2.6.

Jim