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On 01/26/08 08:43, Thomas H. George wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 03:15:47PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 01/25/08 15:05, Thomas H. George wrote:
>>> I have a usb memory stick which I successfully used for a netinst
>>> several months ago. When I connected it today it was recognized as sg1
>>> but it was not recognized as a block device when I tried to mount it.
>>> Returning to the Debian-Installer directions I found I can mount it
>>> with the command mount /dev/sda /mnt but only as root. At the moment I
>>> just want to store some files and there is plenty of space free so I
>>> don't really have a problem. I'm just puzzled as I have an entry in
>>> /etc/fstab reading /dev/sda1 /usbkey vfat rw,user,noauto 0 0
>>> and I believe in the past the memory stick was recognized as sda1 and I
>>> could mount it as an ordinary user. If using it for netinst has
>>> modified it how can I restore the original configuration?
>>
>> To install Debian onto the machine that now recognizes it as sg1?
>>
> No, just to use it to store data. As it is I can only mount it as root
> and to just store data I would prefer to mount it as a normal user.
>
What I mean is:
The first sentence of your original mail indicates that *this*
exact stick was used to install Debian on *this* exact machine.
Is that what you meant to say?
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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