SanDisk Mini Cruzer USB memory stick

[Robin Laing]

Xavier Gonzalez wrote:
> I tried  
>           /dev/sda1               /mnt/usb          vfat    noauto,users 0 0
> and when shuting down, it kind of freak out for a second.
> The on reboot, I tried the to see if it would still mount:
> $ modprobe usb-storage
> $mount /mnt/usb/
> 
> and while before I use to get a message saying 
> $fs device not supported (or something along those lines)
> 
> now I am getting
> $ mount: No medium found
> 
> I know is just a matter of parameters being wrong. Anybody any ideas?
> 
> --Xavier
> 
> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:34:35 -0500, Jeff Vian <jvian10 at charter.net> wrote:

I have run into a similar problem.  No real file system on the stick.

Using fdisk on the stick showed multiple file systems.

 From the manual (A generic USB 2.0 Flash Drive User Manual) for the 
stick it gives this procedure.  I pasted in the instructions from the pdf.

As root.
Do "fdisk" on the Flash Drive with the following command
  # /sbin/fdisk/ /dev/sda
  Enter "p" to display the partition table
  Enter "d" to delete the partition tables one by one
  Enter "o" to create a new empty DOS partition table
  Enter "n" to add a new partition
  Enter "p" to create primary partition
  Enter "1" for the partition number
  Press  "Enter" two times for all capacities
  Enter "w" to write table to disk and exit
Have the Flash Drive formatted by FAT file system with the command
  # /sbin/mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
Mount the Flash Drive with the command
  # mount ­t vfat /dev/sda1<expected mount point>
Mount the Flash Drive with the command
  # mount ­-t vfat /dev/sda1<expected mount point>

Now when I say generic, I mean it.  There is no mention of the 
manufacturer or brand in any of the text or graphics in the document.

I got the manual from 
http://www.apacer.com/apacer_english/support_html/download.asp
and under User Manual select Handy Steno 2.0.

Now this works for this stick but it may not work for yours.
-- 
Robin Laing