USB pen

thev · 08-24-2005, 11:12 PM

I was given a USB pen ... a disgo pro 128mb - can't get it to work on my computer. I'm running Debian Linux - anyone know if it's possible to get it to work or is it not compatable? Thanks,
Thev

Aeuzent · 08-25-2005, 06:37 PM

You probally have it formatted as NTFS or FAT32. Dump these and format the drive as FAT then just mount it normally.

thev · 08-25-2005, 06:55 PM

Cheers :) I'll give it a go.

**LoneWolf071** · 08-25-2005, 08:24 PM

Either Do mount -t vfat or mount -t usbfs ... try vfat first...

tgo · 08-25-2005, 09:13 PM

find where its located with dmesg then add a line to your fstab and just use auto and then from now on you can mount /dev/usbstick and it will auto mount and you odnt have to worry about what fs it is. since i never make sense explaining stuff heres my line:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive auto noauto,rw 0 0

so /dev/sda1 is where it is. i mkdir'ed /mnt/usbdrive and it mounts read/write. I dont know what the 0 0 means so maybe someone can explain that.

**Squashman** · 08-26-2005, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgo

I dont know what the 0 0 means so maybe someone can explain that.

The man page explains it pretty well.

**w00t** · 08-26-2005, 11:52 AM

i think we should make a sticky on this topic because it is such a common problem, in fact i remember having it when i first installed slackware 9 (my very first distro was slack 7) and bought a 64mb thumby.

**LoneWolf071** · 08-26-2005, 12:59 PM

Yes... mounting is a difficult concept for newbies to understand about linux...

thev · 08-27-2005, 03:05 PM

Yeah thanks for the help... I think I can figure this out. Not home to try it until tomorrow though. I've been away for a good while. I'll let you know. Thanks,
Thev :)

08-24-2005, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
thev Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 17 OS: Debian Linux / Windows XP	USB pen I was given a USB pen ... a disgo pro 128mb - can't get it to work on my computer. I'm running Debian Linux - anyone know if it's possible to get it to work or is it not compatable? Thanks, Thev

08-25-2005, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	Either Do mount -t vfat or mount -t usbfs ... try vfat first... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

08-25-2005, 09:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
tgo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 185 OS: slackware 10.1	find where its located with dmesg then add a line to your fstab and just use auto and then from now on you can mount /dev/usbstick and it will auto mount and you odnt have to worry about what fs it is. since i never make sense explaining stuff heres my line: /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive auto noauto,rw 0 0 so /dev/sda1 is where it is. i mkdir'ed /mnt/usbdrive and it mounts read/write. I dont know what the 0 0 means so maybe someone can explain that. __________________ My new homepage:

08-26-2005, 11:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
w00t Chex mix and Cream soda! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oahu Posts: 596 OS: Slackware 11.1, Fedora Core 3, K12LTSP, Suse ES 9, Windows 2000sp4, Mac OSX, Knoppix, Mephis	i think we should make a sticky on this topic because it is such a common problem, in fact i remember having it when i first installed slackware 9 (my very first distro was slack 7) and bought a 64mb thumby. __________________ Elvis didn't die he just went open source w00tb0t, because you can't make tea with potatoes

08-26-2005, 12:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
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08-25-2005, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	You probally have it formatted as NTFS or FAT32. Dump these and format the drive as FAT then just mount it normally.

08-25-2005, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
thev Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 17 OS: Debian Linux / Windows XP	Cheers :) I'll give it a go.

08-27-2005, 03:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
thev Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 17 OS: Debian Linux / Windows XP	Mmm... Yeah thanks for the help... I think I can figure this out. Not home to try it until tomorrow though. I've been away for a good while. I'll let you know. Thanks, Thev :)