Deparate - KickStart USB DVD device mount name?

dan info at hostinthebox.net
Wed Jun 1 18:54:45 UTC 2005


Chris Mckenzie wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> I'm sort of desperate. I've got someone trying to install a kickstart 
> ISO install I put together that has the linuxiso.cfg loading the 
> kickstart from /mnt/cdrom, but from a USB DVD drive.
> 
> It's a phone conversation, so you can understand that I can't see the 
> kernel log.
> 
> Does anyone know what mount location Anaconda mounts a USB DVD (or CD) 
> drive when installing from it?
> 
> Please and thank you!
> 
> - Chris
> 

I haven't much experience with USB in Linux, but if I recall correctly, 
USB storage devices are mounted as psuedo-SCSI devices.  So your device 
names would be /dev/sdXX (/dev/sda{1}, /dev/sdb{3}, etc etc).

That will iether help you or hurt you.  I only wish that it helps.  haha.

Thanks!
-dant




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