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Wheres my hard drive

Mandrake 9.2 - I have a USB HD plugged in that I want to copy some information off of.. but I don't nkow where to find it in linux. :P

Thanks..

first, it has to be mounted, then check /dev/sda1

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Originally posted by asb
first, it has to be mounted, then check /dev/sda1

uhm ok how do i mount it? :P

make the directory that you want to mount it to. You should have a /mount or /mnt directory. I would make the folder in this directory, something like /mount/usbdrive. Then, in command line:
mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mount/usbdrive
this is the command mount, -t auto tells the filesystem of mounted device, /dev/sda1 is the device - this may be something different on your system, if say you have a SCSI hard disk. sda1 is Scsi Drive A partition 1. And /mount/usbdrive is where in the filesystem it is mounted to.

remember to check man mount for more help and options