Re: help usb floppy

[Mette Sorensen <blonde_mette yahoo com>]

Hi again
when I write mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy with
the right spaces it prints: 

mount: mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist



 --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu> wrote: >
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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