Cannot mount USB devices

[Tyler Aviss]

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 6:14 AM, Thomas Milne
<tbrucemilne-TcoXwbchSccMMYnvST3LeUB+6BGkLq7r at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I installed some newer gvfs packages, specifically gvfs-fuse, and now
> I'm having trouble mounting anything.
>
> Anything I try and connect, I'll see this is syslog:
>
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.772031] usb 1-6: new high speed
> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915815] usb 1-6: New USB device
> found, idVendor=0930, idProduct=6545
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915823] usb 1-6: New USB device
> strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915827] usb 1-6: Product: USB Flash Memory
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915830] usb 1-6: Manufacturer:
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915833] usb 1-6: SerialNumber: 5B850D000095
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.915968] usb 1-6: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.920986] scsi1 : SCSI emulation
> for USB Mass Storage devices
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.944939] usb-storage: device found at 4
> May 19 09:10:15 node1 kernel: [  260.944943] usb-storage: waiting for
> device to settle before scanning
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  265.944323] usb-storage: device scan complete
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  265.975194] scsi 1:0:0:0:
> Direct-Access              USB Flash Memory PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.206837] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda]
> 15659008 512-byte hardware sectors: (8.01 GB/7.46 GiB)
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.207277] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write
> Protect is off
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.207282] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Mode
> Sense: 23 00 00 00
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.207286] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda]
> Assuming drive cache: write through
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.210902] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda]
> Assuming drive cache: write through
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.210914]  sda: sda1
> May 19 09:10:20 node1 kernel: [  266.253755] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda]
> Attached SCSI removable disk
>
> However, nothing appears in Nautilus, and I cannot see a mountpoint in
> /media or /mnt.
>
> Not sure where to even go with this, I tried asking on #nautilus, no
> response at all.
>
> Any tips?
I've noticed that with my phone and some larger flash-based devices,
it takes awhile before gnome etc find and mount the device.
Can you still manage to do it manually as root?

mkdir /mnt/usb
mount vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb
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