mounting USB mass storage device with kubuntu5.10

ariel_w · 04-26-2006, 05:05 AM

hello everybody!

i have kubuntu5.10 and i want to mount USB mass storage device(mp3 player, camera). i searched on the net but i don't understand what i have to do.

how to run mount command? which parameters to use?
my camera is SONY dsc-s600
my mp3 player is STORMBLUE mp-600

thanks anyway.
ariel

bernied · 04-26-2006, 07:01 AM

Are you sure that Kubuntu is not mounting the device for you already?
Does anything happen when you plug it in?

Try:

Code:

mount

It will give you a list of mounted devices and tell you where they are mounted.

bernied · 04-26-2006, 07:08 AM

If that doesn't work, try looking about in /dev

On my gentoo box,

Code:

ls /dev/bus/usb

gives a list of usb devices.

But be careful here. It's probably a bad idea to try to edit or even display these files. (Listing them is ok though)

bernied · 04-26-2006, 07:47 AM

Here's a safer place to look about:
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

ariel_w · 04-26-2006, 01:13 PM

Thanks bernied :-)
I will try (My linux is installed on my old computer)

Do I have to unmount when I want to disconnect my USB mass storage device?
How can I learn how to use mount/unmount (maybe umount?) parameters?

bernied · 04-26-2006, 04:43 PM

Yes, it's a good idea to umount before you disconnect.

Have you tried

Code:

man mount

you should also read

Code:

man fstab

and

Code:

man mtab

basically it's

Code:

mount device mountpoint

but you may need to specify a file system, and there are other options you should read about too. For umount you can specify either the device or the mountpoint.

If you look in fstab

Code:

cat /etc/fstab

you can see all the options that are used to mount your filesystem at startup

mount is good