How do you mount USB pen drives?

megamaced · 24-02-2006, 05:58 PM

I'm writing this thread on behalf of myself and sabashuali

, as neither of us actually know how to mount USB devices! SuSE Linux auto-mounts USB pen drives so I don't have a problem there. VectorLinux 3.2 doesn't however, and I'm not sure how to fix this.

The activity light flashes on the pen drive when I plug it in, so it's obviously getting recognised. However, I'm not sure where it's being mounted (if at all) as theres no /mnt/usb-storage or /mnt/pendrive folders. I've been playing around with the FSTAB file, but I don't have a clue what i'm doing!

How should I go about accessing my pendrive?

Addis · 24-02-2006, 06:51 PM

Try:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/usbdrive
mount /dev/sda(or sdb?) /mnt/usbdrive

megamaced · 25-02-2006, 10:42 AM

Thanks Addis, that worked for my MP3 player!

It's actually being mounted at /dev/sda1, and I set a mount point to /mnt/pendrive

Strangely enough though, this trick hasn't worked for my pendrive! The only difference between that and the mp3 player aside from the size, is the USB specification. The MP3 player is USB1.1 and the pendrive is USB2.0 - i'm plugging them into an old USB1.1 port.

Surely this wouldn't cause problems would it?

Addis · 25-02-2006, 10:58 AM

Did you try using it as sdb instead of sda?

megamaced · 25-02-2006, 11:28 AM

I think it's more serious than that. If I type mseg to see a list of events, there are several error messages referring to the device. I'll post the errors later when I get home.

Off Topic:

I love Linux Live CDs! I'm in a college lesson at the moment, so I thought i'd boot up Knoppix and have a quick browse on the forums

24-02-2006, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	How do you mount USB pen drives? I'm writing this thread on behalf of myself and sabashuali , as neither of us actually know how to mount USB devices! SuSE Linux auto-mounts USB pen drives so I don't have a problem there. VectorLinux 3.2 doesn't however, and I'm not sure how to fix this. The activity light flashes on the pen drive when I plug it in, so it's obviously getting recognised. However, I'm not sure where it's being mounted (if at all) as theres no /mnt/usb-storage or /mnt/pendrive folders. I've been playing around with the FSTAB file, but I don't have a clue what i'm doing! How should I go about accessing my pendrive? __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

24-02-2006, 06:51 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Try: Code: mkdir /mnt/usbdrive mount /dev/sda(or sdb?) /mnt/usbdrive __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

25-02-2006, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks Addis, that worked for my MP3 player! It's actually being mounted at /dev/sda1, and I set a mount point to /mnt/pendrive Strangely enough though, this trick hasn't worked for my pendrive! The only difference between that and the mp3 player aside from the size, is the USB specification. The MP3 player is USB1.1 and the pendrive is USB2.0 - i'm plugging them into an old USB1.1 port. Surely this wouldn't cause problems would it? __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

25-02-2006, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Did you try using it as sdb instead of sda? __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

25-02-2006, 11:28 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	I think it's more serious than that. If I type mseg to see a list of events, there are several error messages referring to the device. I'll post the errors later when I get home. Off Topic: I love Linux Live CDs! I'm in a college lesson at the moment, so I thought i'd boot up Knoppix and have a quick browse on the forums __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

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