Thanks. So the dmesg shows that the kernel does not detect partitions on that device in the case when it fails:
Feb 23 19:07:22 THEGIBSON kernel: [83339.675258] usb-storage: device found at 3 Feb 23 19:07:22 THEGIBSON kernel: [83339.675261] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.671222] usb-storage: device scan complete Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.674204] scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access RIM Blackberry SD 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 CCS Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.674655] sd 11:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.689501] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
Reassigning to kernel.
Thanks. So the dmesg shows that the kernel does not detect partitions on that device in the case when it fails:
Feb 23 19:07:22 THEGIBSON kernel: [83339.675258] usb-storage: device found at 3
Feb 23 19:07:22 THEGIBSON kernel: [83339.675261] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.671222] usb-storage: device scan complete
Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.674204] scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access RIM Blackberry SD 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 CCS
Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.674655] sd 11:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
Feb 23 19:07:27 THEGIBSON kernel: [83344.689501] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
Reassigning to kernel.