Lifedrive drivemode not working

[jasonk]

I just installed fiesty and i love it. my only issue is that now my lifedrive won't show up in drive mode. The folder used to mount and show up on the desktop in edgy, but it won't now. It looks like the drive thinks it's connected, and it will charge, but i can't find the mount folder anywhere.
thanks.

[jasonk]

Ok, here's an update. I found this link to a bug report, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...hal/+bug/89723 and i followed the steps to manually mount my lifedrive. When i typed, sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt , it mounted and i was able to get files off of it. now how do i get this to happen automatically. i really don't want to have to type that in everytime. is there something i can do. thanks

[jasonk]

ok, i got the lifedrive to sync, but i still need drive mode to work. now when i try to mount it manually with "sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt" it's telling me "you must specify the filesystem type" can anyone help me with this? I don't know how to do that. Also is there any way to sync my evolution inbox with the inbox on my pda? thanks.

[jenningsghv2]

Hi to all. While I'm enjoying my time with Feisty Fawn, unfortunately I find myself in the same dilemma with LifeDrive's Drive Mode not being recognized. The weird thing is that Drive Mode was working perfectly fine with Edgy Eft. What could've become broken here?

[jenningsghv2]

Hi again. Just a quick follow-up. After the posting the preceding message, I explored my Feisty fawn directors, specifically the /media folder and lo and behold--the contents of the LifeDrive in Drive Mode were there, apparently with complete read/write access. I tested this by opening a document file straight from the LifeDrive, and then copying a text file which I then opened from the Palm handheld. Apparently, it transfered correctly as the notes in the text file were there.

I'm not sure why is this the behavior now, which is different from Edgy Eft (where the drive was mounted and one needed to eject it after use), and I'm not sure if this change would have any impact on the LifeDrive's microdrive. Looking forward to any heads-up from the community, although--again--I'm thrilled to be able to transfer files to/fro Feisty Fawn and the LifeDrive.

[jasonk]

I wish i knew how you got it to show up in the /media folder. mine doesn't show up there, or anywhere that i can find. Do you use a cradle or just a cable to connect?

[rob2nd9th]

Originally Posted by jasonk Ok, here's an update. I found this link to a bug report, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...hal/+bug/89723 and i followed the steps to manually mount my lifedrive. When i typed, sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt , it mounted and i was able to get files off of it. now how do i get this to happen automatically. i really don't want to have to type that in everytime. is there something i can do. thanks

Iv tried this to no availe?? Has any one found out why this has stoped working on this release?

[bapoumba]

Originally Posted by rob2nd9th Iv tried this to no availe?? Has any one found out why this has stoped working on this release?

I'm with you on this one. I have not been able to use my palm either with feisty or gutsy. I've tried jpilot, gnome-pilot, the visor modules (that make the palm go into an infinite reboot process) etc.
I now think, but I do not understand it, that it is a hal issue. I cannot go anywhere further. I quite miss to be able to sync the palm and use it for storage. I bought it because it was supported... *sigh*.

[rob2nd9th]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PalmDeviceSetup

used this and got my lifedrive to synk with jpilot (two go's)

[altongary]

Here's what I did to get my lifedrive's hard drive to show up like a usb flash drive:
1. Connect your lifedrive to the computer and enable drive mode.
Before I got this working, this is where I'd have access to the sd card, but be unable to mount the lifedrive's hard drive.
2. Open a terminal and type: SUDO BLKID
Note the output. You're looking for LABEL="LIFEDRIVE" To the left of that is the device name that you want--In my case it was /dev/sdb1. Write it down and save it for later!
3. Type: SUDO MKDIR /MNT/LIFEDRIVE This makes a mountpoint for your lifedrive. At this point, you could type: MOUNT /DEV/SDB1 /MNT/LIFEDRIVE (and vice versa for umount) to be able to see the files on the lifedrive's hard drive when you open the folder /mnt/lifedrive. However, only root will have read write access.
4. Now type: GKSU {your text editor} /ETC/FSTAB. At the bottom of the file add:
/dev/sdb1 /mnt/LIFEDRIVE vfat user,noauto 0 0
Save the file, close your editor and logout.
5. Log back in and put your lifedrive in drive mode. It should now mount properly.