Mounting USB key in %post script

Greg Morgan drkludge at cox.net
Tue Sep 7 06:21:53 UTC 2004


Greg Morgan wrote:
> Alex Tang wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks.
>>
>> I've been reading the threads about booting and installing from 
>> kickstarts on USB Keys, however, i'm trying to mount a USB key in a 
>> %post script (in the chroot environment).  I can't seem to get it to 
>> work.  Is this possible? What parameters to mount should I use?  How 
>> do i figure out what device i should be mounting?
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>> ...alex...
> 
> I think Terje Kvernes and Samuel Bouhnik may have provided the clues
> 
>  > try ks=hd:sda1/ks.cfg
> 
> 
>  >  thank you, I owe you a hug!
> 
>  >  I'm using Apacer Steno pens, they work flawlessly, as soon as you
>  >  remember to do FAT16 and not FAT32.  that cost me a few hours.
> 
> Please try this.  Use whatever you want to call the mount point 
> directory.  In the example it is myusb.  However, I think anaconda puts 
> its /tmp and /mnt in another location so you will have to make 
> adjustments.  Use your alt f1-f4 keys to poke around and find where they 
> are.  I don't recall off the top of my head. The proposed solution is 
> untested.
> 
> mkdir /mnt/myusb
> mount -t fat16 /dev/sda1 /mnt/myusb

Yikes...that was
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/myusb
for those that saw this thread.  I am posting a more detailed account 
shortly.

Greg





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