Re: Problems mounting USB memory stick

[David Merriman]

Sorry, I should have said.  I've already tried mounting it, but it 
always fails with this message:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] david]# mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1,
      or too many mounted file systems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] david]#
I've also tried:
mount -t vfat /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc /mnt/usbdrive
just in case, but that also fails with the same message.
I've tried 'mount' with several different vfstypes, but no joy.

Adding the line to /etc/fstab has made no difference either.

The drive worked first time with XP, and I've successfully copied files 
to/from it under windows, so I know it works...

An interesting side effect I've noticed is that when the drive is 
plugged in, if I logout and select 'Reboot', there are no OS's listed.  
I have to log back into KDE, unplug the drive, and repeat (although last 
time I did that, it locked up on me while logging out, and I had to use 
the reset button...)

Dave

Cunningly disguised as a responsible adult



Lee Begg wrote:

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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:39, David Merriman wrote:
 

Hi there,
I'm having trouble mounting a USB 2.0 'Travelling Disk' memory stick.
I've followed many Google leads, including these:
   

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but none of the instructions I've followed have resulted in a
successfully mounted drive.
   

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I've created a directory called /mnt/usbdrive, but there's nothing to mount
yet...
Any thoughts gratefully received.
   

You are well on the way.

Linux does not automatically mount usb drives when they are plugged in 
(normally).  You need to manually mount /dev/sda1 (and maybe 2,3 and 4 as 
well, i'm not sure).

Try (as root):
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive 

Don't forget to umount it before you unplug it (though i found you can unplug 
then umount, but then you run the risk of data loss).

Adding an entry to /etc/fstab can allow any use to mount it 
("mount /mnt/usbdrive" as any user for example).

Hope this helps

Later
Lee Begg
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