usb storage

[Tom Diehl]

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Rob Park wrote:

> gm wrote:
> > I've got a usb mass storage device. The device shows up in usbview utility,
> > but I was wondering how do I mount the drive to transfer files over?
> 
> With any luck, you should be able to mount /dev/sda1 just like you'd 
> mount any other device (mount /dev/sda1 /some/mount/point). That should 
> be just about all there is to it.

Not necessairly, you need to be sure the hotplug package is installed. With
that installed it "just works" (tm) for me. Look in the logs for error or clues
If you do not see it identified as a scsi device you are missing something.

HTH,

.......Tom