[plug] Re: trying to read 128mb usb memory stick in Mandrake 9.2

[David Buddrige]

Hi Guys, 

Figured it out: 

mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/mem-stick 

For some reason linux see's it as a scsi device.  It works anyway. 8-) 

cheers 

David. 

David Buddrige writes: 

> Hi all,  
> 
> I have a 128mb usb memory stick, that I have copied some files onto, from 
> my father's computer - since he doesn't have a floppy drive at all on his 
> new laptop.  I am wanting to put these files onto my own computer.  The 
> problem is, that when I plug the usb memory stick into the usb ports on my 
> laptop running mandrake 9.2, it does not seem to auto-detect it or 
> anything.  
> 
> I tried to mount it manually, by using the command:  
> 
> mount -t vfat /dev/usb /mnt/memory-stick/  
> 
> but it turns out that /dev/usb is a directory - not a device, and it does 
> not have anything in the directory.  
> 
> I've been searching through google, but so far to no avail.  Anyone got 
> some suggestions on how to mount a usb memory stick?  
> 
> thanks heaps guys  
> 
> David Buddrige. 8-)
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