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Old 11-21-2005, 01:39 PM   #1
oldtrout
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I plugged in a Flash Card Reader and it wasn't detected.

How do I install it?

Thanks

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Old 11-21-2005, 02:02 PM   #2
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Might want to gives us a bit more info there. Check "tail -f /var/log/messages" from the console whilst plugging your device in - it should flash by detailing what it's found and what device it's assigning to, possibly something like /dev/sda1. When you insert one of your flash cards into the reader, you should then be able to mount it "mount /dev/sda1 /media/flash" assuming the /media/flash directory already exists. Have a read through existing threads on mounting USB drives as they're very similar bits of hardware.
 
  


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