070816 Philip Webb wrote: > 070816 Florian Philipp wrote: >> USB-sticks appear as SCSI drives. >> That means their block device is /dev/sda, /dev/sdb etc. >> check if "usb mass storage" is enabled in your kernel. > Yes, that's it presumably : > So I'll need to compile a new kernel, ie 2.6.20 -> 2.6.22 , > & enable USB storage. Thanks for the hint.
Thanks again for all the advice. This is written on the new kernel Gentoo-sources-2.6.22-r2 (which has just gone stable) with 'usb mass storage' enabled. I've successfully mounted the stick & copied a file onto it: it seems you have to 'umount' it before the file is really stored. Also, 'df' continues to show it mounted after 'umount /dev/sdb1', but deletes it after 'umount /z/usb' (the dir I mounted it under): this seems a new distinction, as either have worked with other devices. I'm amazed how small the stick is: a spy could easily swallow it (grin). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
