> 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:
>
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:
>>>
<snip>
>>> but none of the instructions I've followed have resulted in a
>>> successfully mounted drive.
>>>
<snip>
>>> 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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>>
I had a similar problem one where I could access ok on windows but not linux.
IIRC I reformated it under windows.
Col.
