PRS 700 does not mount on Ubuntu 8.10

ita · 04-16-2009, 05:25 PM

hi

my prs-700 used to mount most of the times on my ubuntu 8.10 (sometimes a reboot was necessary). lately, however, it does not mount even after rebooting both the computer and the reader, disconnecting etc.
ubuntu shows 2 USB drives which I cannot open and the Memory Card as an additional drive. I can work with the memory card like a regular drive, but i cannot use it in calibre.

Any ideas how I can get access to the reader's main memory and use calibre successfully?

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 04-16-2009, 07:09 PM

try reformatting the internal memory you can do that using menus on the device itself.

ita · 04-17-2009, 10:01 AM

did so. the reader was frozen for a while and now i am just happy the reader works again, at least. ubuntu mounting still does not work.
i guess i will just switch to other computers and hope that the problem will be solved with the upcoming ubuntu 9.04 release.

thanks for the help...

wreker · 04-22-2009, 07:49 AM

Mounting devices in Linux can be tricky.
Use the terminal and type: dmesg
This will give you a starting point. It will display the last several lines of the system log and there you can see if it saw your drives. They will have names like /dev/sdd1 or /dev/sdc
You could also try typing in the terminal: tail -f /var/log/messages
this will monitor the message log in realtime. then plug in the reader and see what messages you get.

From there you can start troubleshooting by searching those messages on google.
The sony reader on Linux is simply a usb storage sevice or 2 if you hav a SD card installed.

Here is what I see on a successful mount of the reader:

Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621053] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621059] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621065] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Sense not available.
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621982] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623224] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623229] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623234] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Sense not available.
Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623834] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off

bazmi · 04-24-2009, 06:31 AM

or upgrade to ubuntu 9.04. used to see the problem sometimes on 8.10 but with 9.04 it seems to have gone away.

gfhuertac · 06-23-2009, 08:47 PM

Did you run lsusb to check the list of connected devices?
Maybe silly but, did you try unmounting the cf card and remounting the device only manually?

Or just use the 'save to disk' function in calibre to put the file in the cf card ^^

04-16-2009, 05:25 PM	#1
ita Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: PRS-700	PRS 700 does not mount on Ubuntu 8.10 hi my prs-700 used to mount most of the times on my ubuntu 8.10 (sometimes a reboot was necessary). lately, however, it does not mount even after rebooting both the computer and the reader, disconnecting etc. ubuntu shows 2 USB drives which I cannot open and the Memory Card as an additional drive. I can work with the memory card like a regular drive, but i cannot use it in calibre. Any ideas how I can get access to the reader's main memory and use calibre successfully? Thanks

04-17-2009, 10:01 AM	#3
ita Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: PRS-700	did so. the reader was frozen for a while and now i am just happy the reader works again, at least. ubuntu mounting still does not work. i guess i will just switch to other computers and hope that the problem will be solved with the upcoming ubuntu 9.04 release. thanks for the help... Last edited by ita; 04-17-2009 at 10:09 AM.

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04-16-2009, 07:09 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,006 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	try reformatting the internal memory you can do that using menus on the device itself.

04-22-2009, 07:49 AM	#4
wreker Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: PRS700	Mounting devices in Linux can be tricky. Use the terminal and type: dmesg This will give you a starting point. It will display the last several lines of the system log and there you can see if it saw your drives. They will have names like /dev/sdd1 or /dev/sdc You could also try typing in the terminal: tail -f /var/log/messages this will monitor the message log in realtime. then plug in the reader and see what messages you get. From there you can start troubleshooting by searching those messages on google. The sony reader on Linux is simply a usb storage sevice or 2 if you hav a SD card installed. Here is what I see on a successful mount of the reader: Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621053] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621059] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621065] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Sense not available. Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.621982] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623224] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623229] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623234] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Sense not available. Apr 20 13:19:47 ubuntu kernel: [477380.623834] scsi 8:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off

04-24-2009, 06:31 AM	#5
bazmi Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: zurich, switzerland Device: irex dr 1000s, sony prs 700, 505, iliad BE. N800, SL6000, SL3200...	or upgrade to ubuntu 9.04. used to see the problem sometimes on 8.10 but with 9.04 it seems to have gone away.

06-23-2009, 08:47 PM	#6
gfhuertac Member Posts: 12 Karma: 432 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-700	Did you run lsusb to check the list of connected devices? Maybe silly but, did you try unmounting the cf card and remounting the device only manually? Or just use the 'save to disk' function in calibre to put the file in the cf card ^^

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