Yeah, that's the idea. On Thu, 29 May 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Thanks for that information Stephen, I think all should be in order. > Regarding the USB 2.0 situation, I understand there is backwards > compatability, can I assume my box (which is quite old and isn't USB 2) will > still work - but over 1.1 (slower)? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen J. Gowdy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:52 > To: Michael Bartlett > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] Mass Storage Questions > > > hi Michael, > USB FileSystem support is nothing to do with usb-storage support. > That is a separate module. The USB FileSystem is what you see under > /proc/bus/usb (normally, but you can mount it anywhere). So you also need > usb-storage. You should probably buy a device that has the USB2 logo on it > (you'll see information on the web site about USB2) as this will mean it has > passed some tests to make sure it is a standard device. Some others will > work but you'd need to check them individually on the Working Device List. > BTW, SCSI support should be a set of modules, you'll need the basic SCSI > subsystem and at least disk and generic support. > > regards, > > Stephen. > > On Thu, 29 May 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I know that a lot of this is covered in the online documentation, I > > just wanted a sanity check before going out a buying a USB storage > > device and make sure I'm not going to experience conflicts with my USB > > modem... > > > > >From my understanding, if I've got USB FileSystem support in my > > >kernel > > (already there for my Alcatel SpeedTouch) and got SCSI support (as > > module). All I need to do is: > > * buy a USB storage device (I'm looking at Maxtor) > > * plug it in > > * edit /etc/fstab > > * mount it > > > > Pasted below is the result of mount: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux]# mount > > /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw) > > none on /proc type proc (rw) > > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > > /dev/hda2 on /home type ext3 (rw) > > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) > > none on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) > > > > Would I anticipate any conflicts regarding the usage of usbdevfs - or > > is that totally irrelavant regarding mounting the disk? > > > > Cheers > > Michael > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ > |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | > |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | > |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | > |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | > \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
