usb flash drive not detected

[coderasm]

I'm running 362.2_2 on an rt-ac3100. When I plugin a small 4gig thumb drive into either usb port it does not show up at all in the web interface or in the ssh terminal. Do I need to plug in a powered usb drive? I tried running amtm to format it and amtm said it could not find a usb device. I have never used the usb ports until now. I want to install diversion and skynet. I did already format the drive as ext4 on another box.

 

[L&LD]

Welcome to the forums @coderasm.

Try using a different USB drive make.

 

[coderasm]

Just tried 4 different thumb drives. None were recognized. amtm told me it could not find a compatible usb plugged in for all 4. Could there be a setting in the web interface which disables the usb ports? I've had this router for years, I may have disabled the usb ports if that option was available in the web interface.

 

[ColinTaylor]

There are no options to disable the USB sockets.

Re-Plug the USB drive and then look for messages in the router's system log similar to these:

Apr 19 02:25:49 kernel: usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Apr 19 02:25:49 kernel: hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
Apr 19 02:25:49 kernel: hub 2-1:1.0: 1 port detected
Apr 19 02:25:49 kernel: usb 2-1.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Apr 19 02:25:49 kernel: scsi1 : usb-storage 2-1.1:1.0
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     USB      2.0 Flash Drive  1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 2031616 512-byte logical blocks: (1.04 GB/992 MiB)
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel:  sdb:
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Apr 19 02:25:50 kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

Does the drive show up on the Network Map page?

 

[L&LD]

You are on RMerlin firmware 386.2_2, correct?

Did you perform a full reset to factory defaults recently? Without restoring a saved backup config file?

What different brands of USB drives have you tried?

 

[coderasm]

@ColinTaylor there are no messages in the system log after re-plugging the drives back in. The web interface does not show a usb device plugged in.
@L&LD Yes I am on the newest version. I have not done a factory reset. I'll make a backup first and reset if you think I should. I have a mixture of pny and sandisk thumb drives I am using.

 

[dosborne]

It is possible that the usb ports in your router have failed. You could try using a usb hub to see if that works. The reset suggested above would be a good thing to try though.

 

[coderasm]

Tried the full reset. Still did not work. @dosborne yes the ports may have failed. I have never used them the whole time I've had the router. I will try a powered usb device next.

 

[RAH-66]

@coderasm check the flexible contacts at the port of the router, they are often bent. Use a similar tester for USB.

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[Smokindog]

Same issue here. I've used them on my AC68's in the past without incident.

 

[coderasm]

My ports never worked. I upgraded to a RT-AX86U. I'll use the ports on the new router and use the old rt-ac3100 as a secondary mesh router.

 

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