Flash drives

jeepersmr · 02-20-2010, 05:54 PM

how do i get Linux Mint to recognise my flash drive?

smeezekitty · 02-20-2010, 06:02 PM

Plug it in
Open a terminal
Type mkdir /media/flashdrive
Try mount /dev/sdb1 /media/flashdrive
cd /media/flashdrive
ls

jeepersmr · 02-20-2010, 06:37 PM

im getting a PERMISSION DENIED message

lupusarcanus · 02-20-2010, 06:40 PM

Do it as root

jeepersmr · 02-20-2010, 06:46 PM

not sure how to do it s ROOT

lupusarcanus · 02-20-2010, 06:51 PM

For Debian-based systems (incl. Linux Mint):

Quote:

sudo mkdir /media/flashdrive
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/flashdrive

Or:

Quote:

sudo su
mkdir /media/flashdrive
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/flashdrive

jeepersmr · 02-20-2010, 07:00 PM

its telling me that only root can do tha. how do i change to root?

lupusarcanus · 02-20-2010, 07:02 PM

sudo su

jeepersmr · 02-20-2010, 07:05 PM

Sorry bout that guys it mint is now recognizing my flash drive

jeepersmr · 02-21-2010, 08:55 AM

I want to THANK YOU all that helped me but im not seeing the blue thumbs up icon..THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

MrCode · 02-21-2010, 01:15 PM

Quote:

I want to THANK YOU all that helped me but im not seeing the blue thumbs up icon..

The "Thanks" button is now along with the rest of the buttons in the lower-right corner of each post (i.e. along with "Report" and "Quote").

(Speaking of which, that help page should probably be updated)