Mounting a USB keydrive.

carlosinfl · 06-13-2004, 11:28 AM

I have a 512MB scandisk USB keydrive that I'd like to trasnfer data to my Linux Fedora Core 2 machine.

Can someone please show me how to mount or get this thing visable?

I don't really know what I am doing so any help would be great.

Thanks

lupin_the_3rd · 06-13-2004, 11:39 AM

edit /etc/fstab for your drive... the line for my usb drive looks like this:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/USB auto noauto,users,rw 0 0

you'll also have to create /mnt/USB or /mnt/whatever-you-decide-to-call-it

from the terminal as root

#mkdir /mnt/USB

carlosinfl · 06-13-2004, 11:48 AM

sorryy, guess I kind of slow when it comes to this but you're syaing that I need to browse to a file called
/etc/fstab
and look for a line that looks like /dev/sda1 /mnt/USB auto noauto,users,rw 0 0? or must I edit that line in to the /etc/fstab file?

Here is what I see in /etc/fstab

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

lupin_the_3rd · 06-13-2004, 12:48 PM

Ok, You don't have an entry for usb in your fstab so add the line above... your device may not be sda1 but try it a sis to see if it works. After changing this line open a terminal and su to root. then #mkdir /mnt/USB. Then, try and mount your device using the Computer location on the desktop. There should be a drive listed as "USB."

carlosinfl · 06-20-2004, 06:08 PM

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/USB auto noauto,users,rw 0 0

ok, so now I added the line and it looks like this in my /etc/fstab

after I save that file edit, I move to konsole window and mkdir /mnt/USB

I am kind of lost after I edit the file and make the directory to the drive.

lupin_the_3rd · 06-20-2004, 09:54 PM

you should be able to mount it now... in gnome just go to computer and a USB drive should be there... or from the command line

#mount /mnt/USB
#cd /mnt/USB

flyfishin · 06-20-2004, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carlwill
I have a 512MB scandisk USB keydrive that I'd like to trasnfer data to my Linux Fedora Core 2 machine.

Can someone please show me how to mount or get this thing visable?

I don't really know what I am doing so any help would be great.

Thanks

Fedora Core 2 automounts most USB drives. No need to do manual mounting.

If you are using the Gnome desktop just insert the stick and click on the Computer icon on the desktop.

I have seen a glitch where you insert the stick, remove it, then reinsert and it won't automount. You can then run the command updfstab as root and it will recognize it again.

carlosinfl · 06-21-2004, 05:37 PM

using KDE 3.2 on FC2

flyfishin · 06-21-2004, 09:39 PM

I just plugged in my flash drive. Nothing popped up on KDE to indicate it was there. I opened my Home folder, RedHat menu select Home. I clicked on the plus in front of the Devices selection. There was an option for Hard Disc(sda1) [/mnt/flash]. I clicked on it and was able to view items in the browser window. To remove it I right clicked and selected unmount. I don't know if it auto unmounts or not.

marameo · 06-23-2004, 08:24 AM

HI.
The same with me (on KDE).
I can mount the flash and work on it, but when it's time to umount the device, I get an "device busy" error.
Obviously i close all terms and windows on flash.
The only choice to umount is to logout and then re-login: then i can umount the flash.

On GNOME all works fine, but... i want to use KDE!!!

Any ideas?
Thanks

carlosinfl · 07-24-2004, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by flyfishin
Fedora Core 2 automounts most USB drives. No need to do manual mounting.

If you are using the Gnome desktop just insert the stick and click on the Computer icon on the desktop.

I have seen a glitch where you insert the stick, remove it, then reinsert and it won't automount. You can then run the command updfstab as root and it will recognize it again.

Code:

[root@localhost carlos]# updfstab
bash: updfstab: command not found

carlosinfl · 07-25-2004, 04:21 PM

ok , I ran this command as su -

Then it seemed to not give me an error.

I click on the computer icon and I still don't see that usb key drive???

Am I doing something wrong?