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USB key and Fedora 4

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by AtK SpAdE, Mar 3, 2006.

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  1. AtK SpAdE TechSpot Chancellor

    Ok so im trying to get my Lexar 512 Mb usb key to work with linux.

    I have used my root account to mount up this

    mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt

    and it seems to be ok.

    then i type /dev/sda1 into nautilus. and i get, nautilus has no viewer capable of veiwing /dev/sda1

    im a general noobie at linux, so what am i overlooking
    AtK SpAdE, Mar 3, 2006
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  2. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    You need to browse the /mnt directory where you just mounted the device, not the actual device itself.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Mar 4, 2006
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  3. AtK SpAdE TechSpot Chancellor

    Thanks alot

    as i said im a bit new to the linux scene, and so far i have been impressed.

    My last question. Do you have any idea (or is it even possible) to make the device mount itself at every boot?
    AtK SpAdE, Mar 4, 2006
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  4. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    It's much easier to use udev when dealing with devices like USB sticks. udev manages devices in /dev automatically and you don't need to worry about correct symlinks if you happen to plug the stick to another USB port, for example.

    Writing udev rules

    This is what I use for my Kingston USB stick:

    Code:
    /etc/udev/rules.d/20-stick.rules:

BUS=="usb", KERNEL=="sd*", SYSFS{product}=="DT Elite HS 2.0", NAME="%k", SYMLINK="stick%n"

The line in /etc/fstab:

/dev/stick1     /stick          vfat    user,noexec,noauto      0 0
    Then I can create a device on the KDE desktop pointing to /dev/stick1. Plug in the stick, doubleclick the icon on desktop, ready. When I want to remove it, I just right-click the icon and select unmount.


    But to answer your question: to make devices mount automatically on boot, use "auto" option in /etc/fstab (where I used noauto).

    You can see more information from man-pages, by typing man fstab in terminal.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Mar 5, 2006
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