RH 9 & USB Pen Drive?

Bob McClure Jr robertmcclure at earthlink.net
Wed Oct 26 14:13:57 UTC 2005


On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 03:56:03AM -0700, gerrynix wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> How to mount a USB pen drive?  What is the device names and 
> example syntax. How are they mounted automagically at insertion?
> --
> MTIA
> Nix

They are usually treated as a SCSI drive, so it will be called
/dev/sda or /dev/sdb, and so on.  Best way to find out is to (as root)
watch /var/log/messages, to wit:

  tail -f /var/log/messages

while you plug in the device.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
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