TomatoUSB

Hi all!

I have used tomatoUSB (Tomato Firmware 1.28.0905 MIPSR1-079V K26 USB Mega-VPN)
After huge trouble with getting my modem to work with other open router software, thank god helpful users on other forums!
my router (ASUS WL-500W) has been running +1 year on my summer house providing somewhat consistent uptime through 3G modem (Huawei E-367) with consistent openVPN connection to my home network.
More problem with the network operator than the router and software I tell you.
So a huge *kudos* THANKS and, yeah you deserve it, hugs to the ones providing and writing the software.

Now though a problem has arisen, my HDD wont mount to share it and maybe use as a time machine module for local users at my summer house. I wonder how I could fix the issue (if even possible) without actually being present on spot, so I hope for minimal physical interaction to the device since my mum is present there at the moment (she is supposed to use the time machine).

The HDD works when she plug it in her MacBook but the TomatoUSB router will not mount it.
At first it mounted it under /tmp/mnt/xxx and i were able to share it but when doing 'ls' to the device I did not get right listings.
after a reboot of the router and changing connection cables still no mount.

dmesg gives me:

usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 4
usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 5
uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:03.0 (0000 -> 0001)
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.0: irq 12, io base 0x00000100
usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:03.1 (0000 -> 0001)
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
uhci_hcd 0000:01:03.1: irq 12, io base 0x00000120
usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
scsi 3:0:0:0: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery

and after a couple of plug-in plug-out's lsusb gives me:

lsusb
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 059f:0651
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 12d1:1506
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002

I believe that the '059f:0651' is my Lacie HDD and it's somewhat old drive (320Gb something 3'5" self-powered drive) so no fancy large drive.
"USB Support" page has theese options ticked:

• Core USB Support
• USB 2.0 Support
• USB 1.1 Support UHCI
• USB Storage Support
• File systems support NTFS
• File systems support FAT
• Automount
• HDD Spindown
• USB 3G Modem support

I hope for some help here.
How could I mend this problem I have?
Do I need to re-flash router to a newer firmware?