USB Help on New Debian Machine

carlosinfl · 03-13-2006, 02:43 PM

I posted this under the Debian section as I feel that Debian config needs to be taken into consideration since many distros do their own thing.

OK - new install of Debian and I am trying to understand how I can use my 2 front USB ports on my Dell Demension PC. When I look under /media, I see:

Code:

workstation:/media# ls
cdrom  cdrom0  floppy  floppy0  usb  usb0

My /etc/fstab.conf looks like:

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hda5       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/sda        /media/usb0     auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

Can someone please tell me how I would be able to upload and download files to a USB keydrive or USB hardrive I plug in?

dracae · 03-13-2006, 02:51 PM

Manually:
Your usb drive probably has a partition. It should be /dev/sda1 in your fstab
Automatically:
If using gnome.
Install pmount and gnome-volume-manger.
Remove the last line from you fstab.
Your usb drives will be automatically mounted when inserted.

carlosinfl · 03-13-2006, 02:58 PM

I don't use Gnome - I am using KDE 3.5.1.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dracae

Manually:
Your usb drive probably has a partition. It should be /dev/sda1 in your fstab
Automatically:

Remove the last line from you fstab.
Your usb drives will be automatically mounted when inserted.

I have not made any changes to my FSTAB as I was unsure if you were directing me to.

What am I doing wrong?

Code:

workstation:/# mount /dev/sda1
mount: can't find /dev/sda1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

dracae · 03-13-2006, 03:05 PM

in /etc/fstab change
/dev/sda /media/usb0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
to
/dev/sda1 /media/usb0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

carlosinfl · 03-13-2006, 03:08 PM

Thanks!

Do I need to add a /dev/sda2 for my usb entry in /media?

dracae · 03-13-2006, 03:17 PM

Only if you have more than one partition on the device