# attn: fshocars.... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 2, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-fshocars/187177 "2007-01-02T23:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-fshocars/187177/9 "2007-01-03T08:58:39Z")
> [@interesting job offer v. what would you do?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-job-offer-v-what-would-you-do/27011/46): > > i have limited knowledge of mp3 players in linux… i only really use usb transport for disks and lower level communications… so if i can’t help, have your boy xlogic build you a new os. > > so i guess you aren’t even getting it to mount? mount |grep -i usb comes back with what? usually you’ll get a usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs > > if it’s a disk device (connecting as mass storage, attempting to mount to /dev/sda?) then you can use the scsi\_info command… then you could fdisk -l it to see which /dev/ file it was mapping too… maybe insert the static mapping into /etc/fstab file? > > does that build revision have usbview? > > usbmgr command will load and unload the kernal modules for usb devices… maybe the kernal config doesn’t have usb support option selected or compiled? i’m not sure about that distro, but you may need to edit the rc config file… usbmgr.conf and load.conf (i think) will load and unload modules and include the kernal modules to load at startup… > > maybe i’m off base and you’re not even getting that far… so maybe it’s a scsi device id problem? it’s odd that it’s automatically dumping after a few seconds of being plugged in… > > let me ask some REAL linux admins… 🙂 the way I was trying to mount it was … mount -t vfat /dev/mp3 /media/mp3 but still came back with nothing… tried to see what would hapen scsi wise… No new scsi device in /dev but the device can be seen with lsusb: its just fucking anoiying… its a fucking usb mp3 player this should be simple. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-fshocars/187177)._