SanDisk Cruzer micro 8Gb and Ubuntu, GNU/Linux

[Gabor Szabo]

I have just bought an 8Gb SanDisk Cruzer Micro (USB 2.0) disk on key.
I plugged it in my computer, the reassuring red light came on but Ubuntu 8.10
did not recognize it.

Surprising as a disk-on-key should not have such issues. Especially one with a
Penguin on the box!

I searched a bit and found a couple of links, none of them really reassuring.
Any idea what should I do?

/var/messages got this:

Feb 17 12:23:07 notebook kernel: [1373852.060061] usb 5-6: new high
speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Feb 17 12:23:07 notebook kernel: [1373852.193298] usb 5-6:
configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 17 12:23:07 notebook kernel: [1373852.194612] scsi3 : SCSI
emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.197065] scsi 3:0:0:0:
Direct-Access     SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro  8.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.198271] scsi 3:0:0:1: CD-ROM
           SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro  8.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.199906] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb]
15682559 512-byte hardware sectors (8029 MB)
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.200830] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb]
Write Protect is off
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.203281] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb]
15682559 512-byte hardware sectors (8029 MB)
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.204154] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb]
Write Protect is off
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.205040]  sdb: sdb1
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.206527] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb]
Attached SCSI removable disk
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.207068] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached
scsi generic sg2 type 0
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.211289] sr1: scsi3-mmc
drive: 48x/48x tray
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.212261] sr 3:0:0:1: Attached
scsi generic sg3 type 5
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.453139] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.453150] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Sense Key : No Sense [current]
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.453158] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Add. Sense: No additional sense information
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.454385] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.454390] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Sense Key : No Sense [current]
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.454394] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Add. Sense: No additional sense information
Feb 17 12:23:12 notebook kernel: [1373857.455636] sr 3:0:0:1: [sr1]
Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
[... some more of these last 4 lines]



regards
   Gabor