usb storage does not show in /dev in latest pve 2.2

totalimpact

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I am trying to use various usb drives as a backup destination, anything from a 16 gb sandisk usb flash to a 2tb drive will not detect properly, I have used 5 different devices with complete failure to show a device in /dev, does anyone have any idea what might be going wrong?

I am seeing an error in messages log and kern.log that seems to indicate an issue with the kernel module??:
usb_storage: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout

its a Dell R720:
/dev/sda: 1.1 tb raid10 array for raw LVM
/dev/sdb: 64gb sata ssd for OS
??? 1.5tb USB for backups...

pveversion: 2.2/3089a616

Code:
root@pve1:/var/log# tail messages -n 30
Jan 25 17:59:38 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 5
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: new high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5571
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: Product: Firebird USB Flash Drive
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: SanDisk <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 16gb flash drive
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 4C532000011205121591
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 25 18:02:19 pve1 kernel: usb_storage: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout <<<<<< what is this????
Jan 25 18:07:16 pve1 kernel: usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 10
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: new high speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=2338
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=5
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: Product: USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: JMicron  <<<<<<<<<< 1.5gb usb/sata drive  
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 000000802911
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb 2-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 25 18:07:27 pve1 kernel: usb_storage: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout

root@pve1:~# ls /dev/sd*
/dev/sda  /dev/sdb  /dev/sdb1  /dev/sdb2

root@pve1:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge

root@pve1:~# usb-devices
T:  Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#=  6 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=152d ProdID=2338 Rev=01.00
S:  Manufacturer=JMicron
S:  Product=USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge
S:  SerialNumber=000000802911
C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=2mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=(none)

root@pve1:~# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 32 Lun: 00
  Vendor: DP       Model: BP12G+           Rev: 1.00
  Type:   Enclosure                        ANSI  SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 02 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: DELL     Model: PERC H310        Rev: 2.12
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI  SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: TEAC     Model: DVD-ROM DV-28SW  Rev: R.2A
  Type:   CD-ROM                           ANSI  SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi4 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: ATA      Model: OCZ-AGILITY4     Rev: 1.4.
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI  SCSI revision: 05

it doesnt show up in fdisk -l of course.
 
Odd - after a reboot everything works. I suppose I could have ran a aptitude upgrade, but I thought I rebooted after that.
 

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