Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-14 Thread Ian Mortimer
> Hello again. I added the entry to /etc/fstab, > rebooted, No need to reboot. > inserted the key drive, then tried mounting > /mnt/jumpdrive, but got the following: > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > > I looked on the man page for mount, at the filesystem > types, but didn't se

Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-13 Thread Lorenzo Prince
Vinny Valdez staggered into view and mumbled: > #mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/jumpdrive It may also be necessary to mount the drive as /dev/sda rather than /dev/sda1. My laptop recognizes my USB floppy as /dev/sda. If I try to mount /dev/sda1 I get a similar error about not knowing the filesy

Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-12 Thread Vinny Valdez
John Mann wrote: Hello again. I added the entry to /etc/fstab, rebooted, inserted the key drive, then tried mounting /mnt/jumpdrive, but got the following: mount: you must specify the filesystem type I looked on the man page for mount, at the filesystem types, but didn't see usb. Is there a diffe

Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-12 Thread John Mann
Hello again. I added the entry to /etc/fstab, rebooted, inserted the key drive, then tried mounting /mnt/jumpdrive, but got the following: mount: you must specify the filesystem type I looked on the man page for mount, at the filesystem types, but didn't see usb. Is there a different name for it?

Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-12 Thread John Mann
Thank you very much George. John Mann --- George Nicholls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does this help?, just follow the > instructions below: > > 1. Insert the following into fstab (copy from below) > > /dev/sda1 /mnt/jumpdrive auto > user,noauto,umask=000 0 0 > > 2. Cre

Re: How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-12 Thread George Nicholls
Does this help?, just follow the instructions below: 1. Insert the following into fstab (copy from below) /dev/sda1 /mnt/jumpdrive auto user,noauto,umask=000 0 0 2. Create /mnt/jumpdrive directory 3. reboot 4. insert usb memory stick (key drive)? 5. in su, mount /mnt/ju

How to use USB key drive with Red Hat 9

2003-09-12 Thread John Mann
Hello all. I am interested in using a USB key drive with my new RH9 system. Can someone tell me the standard way to do this? Also, is there a way to have RH9 Linux recognize the drive automatically upon insertion of the drive? The drive is USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, I believe the hardware is 2.0.