iPod won't mount in Gutsy on 2.6.20-16 kernel

[Matt Hoy]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20

May also affect other older kernels.

Worked fine with this kernel in Feisty, all perfect. Since Gutsy, iPod only mounts in 2.6.22 kernel, which I can't use because it won't recognize my battery.

Basically I get a "Unable to mount volume "MATT'S IPOD" dialogue straight after plugging in, which tells me to view dmesg | tail

dmesg | tail shows me:
[ 269.276000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 269.288000] SCSI device sda: 14651280 2048-byte hdwr sectors (30006 MB)
[ 269.292000] sda: Write Protect is off
[ 269.292000] sda: Mode Sense: 68 00 00 08
[ 269.292000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 269.292000] sda: sda1 sda2
[ 269.328000] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda
[ 269.328000] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 270.808000] FAT: Unrecognized mount option "usefree" or missing value
[ 292.412000] spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ15.

During all this the iPod displays "Do not disconnect"

Ongoing discussion at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=583697

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

Confirmed by numerous people in: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3582740#post3582740

[Alpensepp (flugrost)]

Hi.

I got the same Problem with an USB-Memory-Stick

It seems as if the old Kernel doesn't know "usefree"

So i started "sudo gconf-editor" in a Terminal and erased the "usefree" option in

System - storage - default_options - vfat -- mount_options

and it works fine now :)

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

Unfortunately the method Alpensepp posted didn't fix the problem for me, with dmesg still showing:

[ 161.472000] FAT: Unrecognized mount option "usefree" or missing value

Maybe I need to remove it elsewhere? I'll investigate further. Glad to see we're making progress on this.

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

The problem with Alpensepp's method was the fact that he used "sudo" so it only affected the root account.

You need to do his method, but without sudo. So, to fix this:

   1. Run gconf-editor as a user, NOT in sudo
   2. Click into sytem > storage > default_options > vfat on the left folder menu
   3. Right click the "mount_options" key on the right and choose "Edit Key"
   4. An "Edit Key" dialogue will appear. Highlight "usefree" by clicking it, and hit "Remove"
   5. Click "OK" and close the gconf-editor
   6. Insert the device of your choice.

I'll try and conjure up a .sh script or something, give me time

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

OK, put the attached file in "/home/USER/.gconf/system/storage/default_options/vfat" to fix this. Overwrite on.

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

Made a one click .sh script to fix this.

All you need to do is download and run.

Basically what it does is goes to the directory with the file that needs replacing, moves the current file to the /tmp directory and downloads a replacement from the above reply in it's place. Thus, fixing your system.

What you end up with is a fixed system, and a backup of your configuration in /tmp, meaning if it doesn't work you can quickly undo the change (mv /tmp/backup.xml ~/.gconf/system/storage/default_options/vfat/%gconf.xml) and if it did work the backup will be safely removed from your system on shutdown.

So, here's my patch. Thanks to Alpensepp for the initial idea, and launchpad for allowing me to upload the replacement file above. I'll set this as "Fix Committed" or something and hopefully we can get it into gutsy.

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

I've uploaded a fix to this in my latest comments to this thread.

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

I've uploaded a fix to this in my latest comments to this thread.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Hardy Heron Alpha series was recently released which contains an updated version of the kernel. You can download and try the new Hardy Heron Alpha release from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/ . You should be able to then test the new kernel via the LiveCD. If you can, please verify if this bug still exists or not and report back your results. General information regarding the release can also be found here: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ . Thanks

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the last inquiry for information. Please reopen it if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Please don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future, we really appreciate it. Thanks again!

[Matt Hoy (old-pink)]

So this is presumed fixed in 8.04?

On 3/11/08, Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden> wrote:
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> This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the
> last inquiry for information. Please reopen it if this is still an issue
> in the current Ubuntu release. To reopen the bug report you can click
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> future, we really appreciate it. Thanks again!
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