How to mount usb flash memory

tony2666 · 05-17-2004, 09:14 PM

Hi
Anybody know how to mount flash memory? what kind of type? I used debian woody and I tried command
#mount -t auto /dev/usbfs /mnt/usbdrv
its didn't work. I found /dev/usbfs in the /dev directory and /mnt/usbdrv I created. any idea or I used wrong command
thank
newbie tony

2damncommon · 05-17-2004, 09:49 PM

If you have the correct kernel modules loaded, you can do "fdisk -l" (lower case L, not a one) to find the correct device for your USB drive (while it is plugged in, of course). Then your other steps would be correct.
If the device does not appear then you probably need to add some kernel modules.

openmindit · 05-25-2004, 07:31 AM

after googling around I found that with kernel 2.4.x you can use this:

-#mkdir /mnt/usbstick
-#mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbstick

Edit your /etc/fstab accordingly for easy mounting:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbstick /mnt/usbstick auto rw,noauto,owner,user,exec 0 0

I hope this helps