USB: Memory Stick: no /dev/sda1

sysbox · 07-25-2005, 04:48 PM

I'm running FC3. I'm having problems with a USB memory stick. When I plug it in, a device appears in the /dev directory (/dev/sda), but no mountable partition appears: /dev/sda1 does not appear. This is not because there is no such partition. If I run fdisk on it and immediately exit, then a /dev/sda1 will appear, and I can mount it, and copy files to, and everything is fine.

What must I do to cause the /dev/sda1 partition to automatically appear whenever I plug in the memory stick (so I can then automount it)?

ctkroeker · 07-25-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by sysbox
What must I do to cause the /dev/sda1 partition to automatically appear whenever I plug in the memory stick (so I can then automount it)?

No idea, but in Mepis it does it automatically. What happens after you mount it and reboot? does it go away again?

sysbox · 07-25-2005, 05:21 PM

The reboot made no difference. The dev/dsa1 still does not automatically appear.

Centinul · 07-25-2005, 07:04 PM

What about making an entry in your /etc/fstab file?

Linner · 08-07-2005, 11:18 PM

i encoutered the same problem..i am using mobile disk Z4 by Twinmos...enty on fstab won't work.

kencaz · 08-07-2005, 11:32 PM

Most likely a problem with hotplug not your fstab... I would look in that direction. Personally I don't like all this automounting junk... I disable it...

KC

Linner · 08-09-2005, 11:29 PM

I think you are right, i dont have a running hotplug service which was mentioned from other post. i dont even get an /dev/sda1 when tried to run fdisk.

I would be happy at least if it goes automount.