Craig Brooksby wrote:
> Hope this is the right list -- if not, pls steer me to the right one.
> I'm a Linux newbie. I need a little coaching on getting USB working.
> I've searched widely, and read all I can, what I'm missing must be so
> obvious that nobody's detailing it.
>
> RedHat 9 recognizes the usb ports when booting. Can't say for sure whether
> they are mounted or not. I don't think so.
> I know the Palm sync utility with Ximian isn't working. I know I don't know
> how to access anyUSB device.
>
> Good news: /proc/bus/usb/devices seems to recognize my memory stick (the
> only thing I'm trying right now).
> What I'm missing is: how to mount / open a usb device? You know, read and
> write files etc.
>
> If anyone has been through this and can help me, please contact me off-list.
> Many thanks --
Unlike other devices, USB devices only show up when they are put to use. I can
hook a palm pilot up to a USB port and until I hit the sync button on the
cradle, the system has no clue that it was there.
Mounting a USB device (like a memory card) is just like mounting any other file
system. You just need to know what the device is called and where you want it
mounted.
On RH, it normally wants to mount certain removable media to /mnt/<something>
(e.g. floppies get mounted to /mnt/floppy, cds to /mnt/cdrom).
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