Re: help usb floppy

["Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu>]

On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:

> Hi Tyler
> 
> Thanks for your help I really appreciate it
> 
> WHEN ENTER: cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
> it prints
> T: Bus=01 Lev=00 prnt=00 port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=...
> etc
> S:product=USB UHCI root Hub
> S:Serial Number=10c0
> later it writes
> I: If#=0 Alt=0 ~EPs=3 Cls=08(stor) Sub=04 Port=00
> driver=usb-storage

This looks good (driver=usb-storage).  There is no line that is something 
like

S:  Manufacturer=whatever the man. name of your usb floppy is ??

> 
> WHEN ENTER: mount -t vfat/dev/sda1/mnt/floppy
> 
what is the output?  By the way, the spaces in \

	mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy

are important!  te


>  
>  --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu> wrote: > 
> > Two more questions for you Mette, 
> > 
> > What is the output of /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda ??
> > 
> > Assuming the kernel saw the device and loaded a
> > driver, maybe you mount 
> > with the command mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> >  ??
> > 
> > i.e.  'sda1', not sda
> > 
> > te
> > 
> > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Tyler J. Evans wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi 
> > > > I need your help please, I am new to linux and I
> > have
> > > > just installed redhat 7.2 on my laptop but I can
> > not
> > > > get my USB floppy drive to work.
> > > > 
> > > > I am logged in as the root and I have made a
> > floppy
> > > > directory.
> > > > When I enter mount -t vfat/dev/sda/mnt/floppy it
> > > 
> > > Is it the same as 
> > > 
> > > 	mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/floppy
> > > 
> > > ???
> > > 
> > > What does the output of 
> > > 
> > > cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
> > > 
> > > look like?  In particular, does the device show a
> > driver (usb-storage)?
> > > 
> > > You can see if the kernel saw the device from the
> > dmesg command as well.
> > > 
> > > After you mount the drive, what does df show?
> > > 
> > > te
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > doesn't come up with an error, but when I write
> > umount
> > > > /mnt/floppy it says that it has never been
> > > > mounted.....
> > > > 
> > > > I hope someone have the time to help me
> > > > 
> > > > Mette
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >
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