USB Flash Drive

LunarEagle · 03-22-2005, 03:02 PM

I got a USB pen drive. How do I use it in Linux?

HackerFreeware · 03-22-2005, 03:03 PM

Just Plug it in. I should auto-mount.

LunarEagle · 03-22-2005, 03:16 PM

I plug it in and nothing happens. My distro is probably different then urs so I probably need to manually mount it. I have a lot of USB ports so Im not shure what to do.

calcon · 03-22-2005, 03:35 PM

Edit your /etc/fstab and add this at the bottom:

Code:

/dev/sda1  /mnt/usb  vfat  defaults,rw,noauto,users,sync  0 0

Then what you want to do is type:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/usb

Now when you want to use it, plug it in then type:

Code:

mount /mnt/usb

Then before you unplug it type:

Code:

umount /mnt/usb

And yes, it is really "umount" not unmount!

calcon

LunarEagle · 03-22-2005, 04:10 PM

lol, ok. Thankx.

I have tried unmount before then I realized its umount.

calcon · 03-22-2005, 04:11 PM

You are welcome

calcon