I have just today upgraded from 8.0 to 8.1, and it's getting to the point where I'll be surprised when the install *doesn't* go smoothly! But I have a similar question about USB devices. Mine were recognized by Mandrake, as seen by running USBViewer. It picked up my SmartMedia / CompactFlash Adapter, the scanner, and even a joystick and a modem. Trouble is: what do I do now? Out on Mandrake's site, I see that USB storage devices, such as the SM/CF adapter, should be mounted like SCSI stuff. As in: "External USB storage devices are handled like SCSI devices, so everything I said about mounting parallel devices above also applies here, i.e. to mount a ZIP disk in a USB connected ZIP drive, you'd most likely use
mount /dev/sda4 -t vfat /mnt/zip --------------- Trouble is, the info in USBView doesn't seem to include any info such as something that's found in the /dev directory. I would love to be able to use the scanner and especially the SM/CF adapter - two less reasons to boot up into Windows. So, how do I go about attaching these recognized USB devices to something that I can then 'mount'? -- Thanks! Kenn Murrah wrote: >Greetings. > >I've done a default 8.1 installation on my laptop and >everything seems to be functioning properly, including >an ethernet connection that i was a little concerned >about ... > >how do i tell if USB installed properly as well? the >only USB gadget i have with me today at the office is >an external Iomega zipCD drive, and i can't tell if >it's seeing it or not ... i guess i also have an >iomega usb zip drive, but that's also not listed as >supported ... > >has anyone had any luck with either one of these >products? > >thanks in advance, > >kennM > > > >
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