Re: [LUG] Usb HDD

["Bob Sarah" <wychcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have the same problem. On Mandrake 8.0 mount$ displays (amongst other
lines)
/proc/bus/usb on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw, devmode= 0664, devgid=43)
but that is as far as I can get.

At www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount.html there is quite a lot of info
about mounting devices including removable media but nothing I could find
about usb connected drives.

The info by Brad Harts at  http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/book1.html is
informative but is about a year old (kernel rev 2.4.0-test9) and covers lots
of usb gadjets but not ours.

There are quite a few gadjets out there found on the net and no standard
name -
usb flash disc - www.cpc.co.uk
disc on a key - www.m-sys.com
Ours by Copera is called a usb hard drive disc and claims 'no driver is
required for Linux 2.4.0'

I phoned the mail order supplier and they are trying to find the Taiwan
maker's URL for me:-)

Let us know if you have solved the problem

----- Original Message -----
From: "lee quick" <leequick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:36 PM
Subject: [LUG] Usb HDD


> 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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