problem with flash memory

alaios · 04-23-2003, 04:12 PM

Hi ya! I am trying to mount my new flash memory stick.
My fstab looks like this
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/dev/sda1 /media/flash auto auto,rw,users 0 0 #HOTPLUG B3Fu.MQsHmoXHqn7
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When the pc starts the user cannot see the device . I must login as root and write mount -a .

Then both root and users can see the flash device.
So what i must do to avoid these commands(su root,mount -a)

AltF4 · 04-23-2003, 07:21 PM

the option to allow user mount is "user" and not "users" :-)

alaios · 04-24-2003, 10:52 AM

this does not helps me
/dev/sda1 /media/flash msdos auto,rw,user 0 0
and voila the result is :
mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
Same error and with these
/dev/sda1 /media/flash vfat auto,rw,user 0 0

AltF4 · 04-25-2003, 11:02 AM

is your flash stick partitioned ("fdisk -l /dev/sda") ?
is there a partition 1 ?
is the flash stick visiable as /dev/sda ?

arnold · 04-28-2003, 04:26 PM

hopefully, this is too late - fdisk not needed
insmod scsi_mod
insmod usbcore
insmod usb-storage
insmod usb-uhci
insmod sg

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/xxxx

alaios · 04-29-2003, 12:06 AM

Where i must add the lines with insmod?

arnold · 04-29-2003, 08:04 AM

i reread your posts. The insmod's might not be needed.

You can try the mount command at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local
If this does not work, try the insmod's as shown.