Re: [LUG] Usb HDD

[Jon Still <jon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try this:

http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x498.html

This appears to be generic info on USB drives but as the USB interface 
for such things is relatively standard, this should work.  Also you 
might want to try running fdisk on the device for the disk itself (as 
opposed to a partition) to see what type filesystem it's formatted with.

As for USB booting - don't count on it.  AFAIK *very* few motherboards 
support it.  You may be better off with one of the mini-cd distributions 
(e.g. Linuxcare Bootable tools or the Bootable Business Card (lnx-bbc)).

Now, my question is: what kind of disk is it, what kind of physical size 
(dimensions) is it and where  did you get it from and how much :)  (OK, 
so it's not one question, so sue me) :)

J.

On Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 09:36 PM, lee quick wrote:

> Evening all has anyone had any experience with Usb drives, i have just
> got hold of a 32meg pen drive but have no idea how to access it from
> within linux?
>
> The drive has been detected on my usb hub, and i have the required 2.4+
> kernel needed for the drive but apart from knowing its there im a bit
> lost as to what to put in the fstab file if i put anything in there at 
> all.
>
> would normally try to solve this problem myself but several google
> searches have come up blank.
>
> any clues would be appreciated, going to see if my mainboard supports
> booting from flash memory devices and if so will try to shove a linux
> system onto the Usb drive! linux where ever i go :)
>
>
>
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