Error Device /dev/ Sda1 Is Not Removable
Search Tutorials/Articles Search HCL Search Reviews Search ISOs Go to Page... LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware pmount fails in 12.2 User Name Remember Me? Password Slackware This Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux. Notices Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community. You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today! Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in. Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links: Site Howto | Site FAQ | Sitemap | Register Now If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here. Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies. Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own. Click Here to receive this Complete Guide absolutely free. Search this Thread 12-12-2008, 07:20 AM #1 Joe 6 Pack LQ Newbie Registered: Dec 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 14 Rep: pmount fails in 12.2 Hi forum, I'm a first poster but been using Slackware since 12.1 came out. It cured me from distrohopping! Installed it on day one and never had a question. But now I do. I use fvwm and I previously used pmount to mount my usb sticks and drives. With 12.2 I built and installed pmount from Slackbuilds.org. It installed okay but when I tried to mount any of 3 usb sticks or one usb/firefire drive, I get: Error: device /dev/sdb1 is not removable Thunar does work to mount all the devices but since I am in the command line a lot, I thought I'd ask
the list, so please CC me in anyresponses.I am having an issue with a Firefly USB external 20GB hard drive. Usingkernel 2.6.11 and below, the device mounted fine. However, mm-sourcesfrom 2.6.12-rc4-mm1 and above (and 2.6.12) it no longer mounts fine.Not entirely true - It does, if I create the mount point manually,however, I use pmount and hal/dbus. I http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/pmount-fails-in-12-2-a-690066/ have tracked down the error, by using***@mebius ~ $ pmount -d /dev/sda1 /media/FIREFLYresolved /dev/sda1 to device /dev/sda1mount point to be used: /media/FIREFLYno iocharset given, current locale encoding is UTF-8locale encoding uses UTF-8, setting iocharset to 'utf8'Cleaning lock directory /var/lock/pmount/_dev_sda1find_sysfs_device: looking for sysfs directory http://linux-usb-devel.narkive.com/C7MdHTB6/usb-hard-drive-not-removable-in-2-6-12 for device 8:1find_sysfs_device: checking whether /dev/sda1 is on /sys/block/sda (8:0)find_sysfs_device: major device numbers matchfind_sysfs_device: minor device numbers do not match, checkingpartitions...find_sysfs_device: checking whether device /dev/sda1matches partition 8:0find_sysfs_device: checking whether device /dev/sda1 matches partition 8:1find_sysfs_device: -> partition matches, belongs to block device/sys/block/sdadevice_removable: corresponding block device for /dev/sda1 is /sys/block/sdaget_blockdev_attr: value of /sys/block/sda/removable == 0Error: device /dev/sda1 is not removablepolicy check failedI am not sure what all information to provide, this is on a Sharp Mebiuslaptop, I use the uhci-hcd module, and usb mass storage.cat /sys/block/sda/removable returns 0 (it should return 1 shouldn't it?)Please let me know if I can be of any more assistance.- --Stephen Klimaszewskiwww.steev.net-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux)iD4DBQFCt2me1c+EtXTHkJcRAouQAJjxkfqlam2I8CrZtK5BVqwCxM+BAJ9wRGJhGbNDYvI6uV7bvHwSO9+B8w===Kh5f-----END PGP SIGNATURE------------------------------------------------------------SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategiesfrom IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articl
after going through a couple of warnings it starts to install then "installation failed" shows up. Toshiba Satellite T135D running Ubuntu AMD chip eduardo October 05, 2015 https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/206712227-Installation-failed-error 03:28 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Answered Official comment Manual Installation of OS Follow the instructions Casey has listed for writing the image to your USB drive -> https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/communities/public/questions/205453018-100-failure-rate or use the spiceworks article here http://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14702 -> https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1215090-getting-ready-to-be-cloudready-3-tips-to-save-your-sanity?page=1#entry-5084153 After burning the image to your USB flash drive with Win32 Disk Imager, start up the computer and boot to the flash drive. When the first screen comes up and asks you to select error device your network, press Ctrl + Alt + F2. You will find yourself at a command line. the username is: chronos the password is: chrome To install, type the following commands: cd /usr/sbin sudo ./chromeos-install --dst /dev/sda (where /dev/sda is your internal hard drive) Type the password listed above (chrome) Please verify the installation location. My computer says: "This will install from '/dev/sdb' to '/dev/sda'. This will erase all data at this error device /dev/ destination: /dev/sda Are you sure (y/N)?" Type Y and press enter. Now you wait. You may see some errors like the following: "WARNING: Secondary GPT header is invalid" "WARNING: One of the GPT headers/entries is invalid" As far as I can tell, they can be ignored. Maybe someone can shed some light on the error and the cause. Maybe even a prevention/fix. The process will take 5-10 minutes. When the message "Please shutdown, remove the USB device, cross your fingers, and reboot." appears, Press CTRL + ALT + F1 to get back to the Welcome screen. Click Shutdown, remove your USB stick, and reboot. (or you can type "sudo shutdown -h now" and press enter) Marvel in your awesome, you are now CloudReady! Hope this helps. I am not sure WHY the installation fails, or where it fails when using the GUI, but thankfully, there is a CLI to fall back on! Jaymes Driver October 07, 2015 14:48 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Permalink Please sign in to leave a comment. Date Votes 9 comments 0 Try installing again without log in. Using the option "Install Cloud Ready" El Amigo David October 05, 2015 05:00 0 votes Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Permalink 0 Eduardo, Sounds like you did everything r
the volume removable mount: special device dev/sdb1 not exist General support questions including new installations Post Reply Print view Search Advanced search 10 posts • Page 1 of 1 madani Posts: 10 Joined: 2009/03/12 16:42:22 Unable to mount the volume removable mount: special device dev/sdb1 not exist Quote Postby madani » 2009/12/07 16:52:30 Hi dear friends,I need your kind attention please.transferring many folders is a necessary job for me . several times in a day I had to do it ,but now I can''t. My CentOs 5.2 recently just can show my removable disk icon in the folder "computer" . But when I Right click and choose "mount volume" to mount it I receive the message : " Unable to mount the the volume removable2 mount: special device dev/sdb1 does not exist " This happens for all other USB ports too.I have just one removable memory connected with 1 partition. I don't have any sdd. After running the command: "./MAKEDEV sdb" , I have so many sdb(with many different extentions) and sdc , sdc1. Now trying to mount the memory ends to the massage : "mount: dev/sdb1 is not a valid block device"may you please tell me what should I do? Bests,madani ----------------------------------------------------- Top gerald_clark Posts: 10594 Joined: 2005/08/05 15:19:54 Location: Northern Illinois, USA Unable to mount the volume removable mount: special device Quote Postby gerald_clark » 2009/12/07 17:10:14 Are you root?tail -f /var/log/messagesPlug in the USB drive and see what device is assiged.If it is sdb ( for example )fdisk -l /dev/sdbThis will show you the partitions.Look in /media. Is the partition shown, or perhaps the disk label?If so, try mounting that. Ex: mount /media/sda1If not, try mounting the partition shown by fdisk after creating the directory in /mnt. Ex: "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1"The drive may not have been properly shutdown. You may need to run fsck.The drive may have failed. Top pjwelsh Posts: 2570 Joined: 2007/01/07 02:18:02 Location: Central IL USA Re: Unable to mount the volume removable mount: special device dev/sdb1 not exist Quote Postby pjwelsh » 2009/12/07 17:29:47 typo somewhere? Isn't it suppose to be "/dev/sdb"? Top pschaff Retired Moderator Posts: 18276 Joined: 2006/12/13 20:15:34 Location: Tidewater, Virginia, North America Contact: Contact pschaff Website Re: Unable to mount the volume removable mount: special device dev/sdb1 not exist Quote Postby pschaff » 2009/12/07 20:21:12 Have you rebooted since th