-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/01/07 10:53, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > Samuel Bächler wrote: >> Hi Everyone >> >> Does anyone know what is going wrong on my system or >> what I am doing wrong or else? >> >> To mount a memory stick I do: >> >> # mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb > > Are you sure /dev/sda1 is your usb stick and not your primary hard disk? > Do a tail -f /var/log/syslog and then plugin your memory stick. That > will give you some info as to what the actual device is.
Since the "drive letter" of removable devices is subject to change, I now use UUID values in /etc/fstab instead of /dev/sd??. (Except for /boot and /.) # blkid /dev/sdXY # vi /etc/fstab (Replace /dev/sdXY with UUID="<long string>") Also, if you have hal installed, GNOME & KDE should automagically handle removable devices for you. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA %SYSTEM-F-FISH, my hovercraft is full of eels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHUZh/S9HxQb37XmcRAtIPAJ4yZ+qF5Sgz+QoJZsEfAFSiC81cfwCgrHiF caZisr9qPn6jv5QKrTNtXiU= =UUBC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
