Re: umass not working and other USB troubles

From: Daniel Lysfjord <lysfjord.daniel_at_smokepit.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:49:50 UTC
On 2026-08-06 18:33, Andrea Venturoli wrote:
> On 8/6/26 18:25, Daniel Lysfjord wrote:
> 
>> do you have devd(8) running?
> 
> Sure.
> It's by default and I also need it to start an action (backup) when the 
> disk is plugged in.
> 
> 
> 
>> output of "dmeg | tail" and "usbconfig list" before and after plugging 
>> in the hard disk?
> I don't have those.
> I'll provide them next time I have the chance, but it'll probably not 
> happen before September (as this customer is now closed).
> 
"dmesg | tail", not "dmeg | tail", of course:)

> 
>  bye & Thanks
> 	av.

running "devd -d" in a terminal (presumably after stopping the running 
one), and/or looking at /var/run/devd.seqpacket.pipe are other options, 
to see if things are firing events at all.

Regards,
Daniel