On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 09:07:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 01/26/08 08:43, Thomas H. George wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 03:15:47PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 01/25/08 15:05, Thomas H. George wrote: > >>> I have a usb memory stick which I successfully used for a netinst > >>> several months ago. When I connected it today it was recognized as sg1 > >>> but it was not recognized as a block device when I tried to mount it. > >>> Returning to the Debian-Installer directions I found I can mount it > >>> with the command mount /dev/sda /mnt but only as root. At the moment I > >>> just want to store some files and there is plenty of space free so I > >>> don't really have a problem. I'm just puzzled as I have an entry in > >>> /etc/fstab reading /dev/sda1 /usbkey vfat rw,user,noauto 0 0 > >>> and I believe in the past the memory stick was recognized as sda1 and I > >>> could mount it as an ordinary user. If using it for netinst has > >>> modified it how can I restore the original configuration? > >> > >> To install Debian onto the machine that now recognizes it as sg1? > >> > > No, just to use it to store data. As it is I can only mount it as root > > and to just store data I would prefer to mount it as a normal user. > > > > What I mean is: > The first sentence of your original mail indicates that *this* > exact stick was used to install Debian on *this* exact machine. > > Is that what you meant to say? > No, this stick was prepared for netinst on this machine but used to install debian on another machine. Does this make a difference? > - -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian > because I hate vegetables!" > unknown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHm0zNS9HxQb37XmcRAnTJAJ0W+/157wFyZwJk4czA0O3eTyKCfgCeOtER > vhlY+mKdQy0KGTUiTL9k5bE= > =gegJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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