Re: [LUG] Usb HDD

["Bob Sarah" <wychcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not working yet. I put in /etc/fstab
/dev/sda   /mnt/usb  vfat
and created /mnt/usb
rebooted and entered
mount -t vfat/dev/sda/mnt/usb
no complaint from linux but nothing in /mnt/usb either.
Not sure if you intended a space between sda and /mnt/usb but linux didn't
like one.
I don't think I have SCSI support installed which could be the problem.
What and where is USBView?
tia
Bob





----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Smith" <Richard.J.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [LUG] Usb HDD


> Mine is a Disgo USB pendrive and as I said in my previous
> mail it mounts not a problem in 2.4 kernels. I seem to
> remember Linux format having a couple of articles, one
> small one about USB cameras (just 1 page) which covered all
> I neeeded to mount my drive. And then one bigger cover
> article about general USB (both about 2/3 months ago).
>
> How have you tried to mount the drive ?, i just use
> mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usb. Are you getting any error
> messgaes in particular ?? and have you looked at the output
> from USBView ?
>
> Hope this is a little bit of help
>
>
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 08:04:27 -0000 Bob Sarah
> <wychcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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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