--- Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the last episode (Sep 01), L Goodwin said: > > --- Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In the last episode (Aug 31), L Goodwin said: > > > > Under FreeBDS 6.2, the following command works > for a 256MBMemorex > > > > Mini TravelDrive, but not for a 256MB > Intelligent Stick > > > > (I-Stick): > > > > > > > > mount_msdosfs /dev/da3s1 /mnt > > > > > > > > It fails with "mount_msdosfs: /dev/da3s1: No > such file or > > > > directory". > > > > > > What does "ls -l /dev/da3*" print? Maybe the > filesystem is on a > > > different slice. Or, if there's no slices, try > mounting /dev/da3 > > > directly. > > > > Mounting /dev/da3 directly worked (thought I had > tried that last > > night, but must not have). Thanks! > > > > I don't understand why there is a difference > between the two flash > > drives (both are FAT). Is there a way to > accurately predict what the > > mount point should be on these? > > Not really. An external drive could have > filesystems on one or more > slices if there's an fdisk partition table, or if > it's unpartitioned > (like a floppy disk), there will be a single > filesystem on the raw disk > device itself. One thing you can do is load the > glabel module, which > will scan new devices and create device nodes based > on the filesystem's > label. Then you can just mount whatever label > appears in /dev/msdosfs/.
Cool! Thanks! > > -- > Dan Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"