On Tue, 16 Apr 2013, vekin wrote: > I have a Seagate backup plus 3TB usb3 drive that seems to be recognized. > I get no /dev/sdx device associated with it unless I unplug it and plug it in > after the kernel is loaded. > > I can see this. > Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0bc2:a0a1 Seagate RSS LLC > But the light on the device turns completely off and I have no /dev/sdb > > Once I unplug it and plug it in again, the light comes on. > Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0bc2:a0a1 Seagate RSS LLC > And the /dev/sdb is created. > > Relevant dmesg output. > > http://pastebin.com/3DXFyGCf This sounds like a bug in the drive (or the drive's USB interface) -- it doesn't reset itself the way it should following the reboot. However, without more details there's no way to know for sure. Alan Stern -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
