Sorry I took so long to post this. I have been busy w/work and other things. Here is the output of dmesg


Nokia770-49:~# dmesg
] usbcore: registered new driver cdc_ether
[ 8.459472] usbcore: registered new driver asix
[ 8.962951] Selected HOST mode: host controller present.
[ 8.963287] ohci ohci: wakeup
[ 8.963439] USB cable connected
[ 9.363250] umac: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 9.420196] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci and address 2[ 9.584350] CX3110x chip variant: STLC4370
[ 9.653167] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 9.695129] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 9.696166] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 9.756835] CX3110x: firmware version: 2.13.0.0.a.13.14
[ 9.757049] Loaded CX3110x driver, version 0.8
[ 10.061187] usb 1-1.3: new full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 13.155120] usb 1-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 13.254608] Argh. No free space left for GC. nr_erasing_blocks is 0. nr_free_blocks is 0. (erasableempty: yes, erasingempty: yes, erasependingempty: yes)
[ 13.254882] No space for garbage collection. Aborting GC thread
[ 17.564178] usb 1-1.3: device v058f p6390 is not supported
[ 17.566131] usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 17.569244] scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 17.570343] usb-storage: device found at 3
[ 17.570404] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning[ 17.831146] usb 1-1.2: new low speed USB device using ohci and address 4[ 17.966186] usb 1-1.2: device v04f2 p0112 is not supported
[ 17.968139] usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 17.979248] input: CHICONY USB Keyboard as /class/input/input3
[ 17.979705] input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHICONY USB Keyboard] on usb-ohci-1.2[ 17.987701] input: CHICONY USB Keyboard as /class/input/input4
[ 17.988281] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [CHICONY USB Keyboard] on usb-ohci-1.2[ 26.497100] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0fff000, p=0x13c00000, sz=0x1000
[ 26.546417] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0100000, p=0x12b00000, sz=0x100000
[ 26.546691] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0200000, p=0x12a00000, sz=0x100000
[ 26.547058] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0028000, p=0x12891000, sz=0x1000
[ 26.547210] omapdsp: frame buffer export
[ 26.547271] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0300000, p=0x13d00000, sz=0x100000
[ 26.547454] omapfb_notifier_cb(): event = READY
[ 26.547515] omapfb_register_client(): success
[ 26.547790] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0400000, p=0x12900000, sz=0x100000
[ 26.548004] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0500000, p=0x128f0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548095] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0510000, p=0x128e0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548156] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0520000, p=0x128d0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548248] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0530000, p=0x128c0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548339] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0540000, p=0x128b0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548431] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0550000, p=0x128a0000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548522] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0560000, p=0x12410000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.548614] omapdsp: mapping in ARM MMU, v=0xe0570000, p=0x12420000, sz=0x10000
[ 26.967407] omapdsp: IPBUF configuration
[ 26.967437] 512 words * 16 lines at 0xe0200000.
[ 26.967681] omapdsp: found 4 task(s)
[ 26.967956] omapdsp: task 0: name pcm0
[ 26.968566] omapdsp: taskdev pcm0 enabled.
[ 26.977478] omapdsp: task 1: name pcm1
[ 26.977996] omapdsp: taskdev pcm1 enabled.
[ 26.987152] omapdsp: task 2: name avsync
[ 26.987701] omapdsp: taskdev avsync enabled.
[ 26.996856] omapdsp: task 3: name audiopp
[ 26.997436] omapdsp: taskdev audiopp enabled.
[ 27.537689] hci_cmd_task: hci0 command tx timeout
[ 27.537780] brf6150: Frame for non-running device
[ 28.137359] aic23 powering up
[ 28.142272] aic23_init_power() done
[ 28.155120] usb 1-1.3: reset full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 28.526275] omapdsp: mmap info: vmadr = 40016000, padr = 12930000, len = 2000[ 30.904479] aic23 powering down
[ 31.241119] usb 1-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 41.635955] aic23 powering up
[ 41.640441] aic23_init_power() done
[ 45.733062] usb 1-1.3: reset full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 48.193572] aic23 powering down
[ 48.819061] usb 1-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 53.920776] aic23 powering up
[ 53.925567] aic23_init_power() done
[ 53.928161] omapdsp: mmap info: vmadr = 40016000, padr = 12910000, len = 2000[ 56.326446] aic23 powering down
[ 60.992858] aic23 powering up
[ 60.997528] aic23_init_power() done
[ 65.037292] aic23 powering down
[ 65.898315] aic23 powering up
[ 65.902770] aic23_init_power() done
[ 69.311004] usb 1-1.3: reset full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 70.045104] aic23 powering down
[ 71.166198] aic23 powering up
[ 71.170867] aic23_init_power() done
[ 72.397003] usb 1-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 74.263854] aic23 powering down
[ 76.897033] usb 1-1.3: reset full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 79.983093] usb 1-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 85.313842] JFFS2 notice: (426) check_node_data: wrong data CRC in data node at 0x07a48000: read 0x37750d3, calculated 0xadc20d13.
[ 94.534942] usb 1-1.3: reset full speed USB device using ohci and address 3[ 99.002075] 0:0:0:0: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery[ 99.005798] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 188.177886] hwa742: setting update mode to disabled
[ 188.177947] omapfb_notifier_cb(): event = DISABLED
[ 1096.886047] hwa742: setting update mode to manual
[ 1096.886108] omapfb_notifier_cb(): event = READY
[ 1096.959960] aic23 powering up
[ 1096.964630] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1099.326477] aic23 powering down
[ 1133.504516] aic23 powering up
[ 1133.508880] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1137.146179] aic23 powering down
[ 1138.137542] aic23 powering up
[ 1138.142395] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1140.506072] aic23 powering down
[ 1141.792297] aic23 powering up
[ 1141.796875] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1144.841979] aic23 powering down
[ 1149.037780] Loading 3825.arm firmware
[ 1149.236328] (c)opyright 2004 Conexant
[ 1149.236419]
[ 1149.236419] build info: PRISM SoftMAC
[ 1149.236450] creator: [kvalo]
[ 1149.236480] date: [06/09/18-20:01]
[ 1149.236511]
[ 1149.250518] CX3110x: [ 1149.285766] No power saving
[ 1153.419067] Scan complete, scanned 11 channels
[ 1153.468933] Full PSM
[ 1153.532409] No power saving
[ 1155.038360] Scan complete, scanned 11 channels
[ 1155.083740] Full PSM
[ 1155.184967] No power saving
[ 1157.335449] Dynamic PSM
[ 1157.335540] PSM timeout 1000 ms
[ 1175.531585] aic23 powering up
[ 1175.535797] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1181.857635] aic23 powering down
[ 1182.536743] aic23 powering up
[ 1182.541503] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1185.599273] aic23 powering down
[ 1186.217315] DEAUTHENTICATE trap
[ 1186.218597] Shut down SoftMAC
[ 1237.392791] aic23 powering up
[ 1237.397705] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1239.764617] aic23 powering down
[ 1245.270385] aic23 powering up
[ 1245.274597] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1247.641876] aic23 powering down
[ 1249.884399] aic23 powering up
[ 1249.888610] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1252.248901] aic23 powering down
[ 1257.166503] aic23 powering up
[ 1257.171539] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1262.446350] aic23 powering down
[ 1266.210937] aic23 powering up
[ 1266.215820] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1270.491210] aic23 powering down
[ 1270.943908] aic23 powering up
[ 1270.948120] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1273.317047] aic23 powering down
[ 1274.038940] aic23 powering up
[ 1274.043334] aic23_init_power() done
[ 1276.404510] aic23 powering down

You might want to take your MAC address out of there. Otherwise "you" might end up downloading a lot of OS updates.

Is the hub supplying power to the HDD too? Or does it have an external adapter? It looks like it's trying to power up, can't get enough juice, then powers down. That would explain why "light load" things like a memory stick or a keyboard work no problem.

I am using a battey system to power it. I will try to use an ext power supply on it. How do I tell what the address is for the hdd?

That I'm not so sure about. I tried whatever people had written in their tutorials (like Thoughtfix) and it was /dev/sda1 (I believe).

I'll dig this one up asking for the second part to avoid posts multiplication.

I'm looking for solution that could provide something like automount for usb flash drives.

I've got something like this on diablo@n810 - I plug-in usb drive and filemanager is started automatically - that's fine. I've noticed that in /media there is also 'usb' directory.

On n770 running OS2007HE with high speed kernel I have no notification about presence of connected drive (other than dmesg of course). I can mount these drives manually (I tried 'auto' option in fstab but it messes something because with auto added in mount opions - I can't mount defined resource manually).

Is there a way to automount any pllugged thumbdrive? I know there can be some partitions related issues but let's assume that I'd stick with first partition ie. /dev/sda1 and so on.

Well, this can be handled by udev rules. I don't know details but I'd google for udev and check scripts in /etc/udev/ . udev also creates /dev/sda1 for you so maybe it could mount it too?