> I'm unable to mount my usb jump drive. The command below returns > /dev/sda1" not a valid block device. > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive
Have you tried to mount /dev/sda i.e. the whole disk? > I typed "modprobe usb-storage", before that too. Anyway, I don't know > how to recompile the kernel, but I can do a reinstall. I could back up > first too, but maybe there is a shorter way? What does command 'dmesg' output when you plug in the usb drive? There are good HOWTOs on the net about setting up usb mass storage device, like this: http://vic.dyndns.org/linux-UsbMassStorage/ (Try "linux usb mass storage howto" on Google) -- Jaakko Holster /* Student of Information Engineering, University of Oulu Paalikatu 14 B 201, FIN-90520 Oulu holster at iki fi +358 41 436 0880 */ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
