automatic mount of usb-device

[René L. Reingard]

Hallo Jochen

what i was able to do today is binding the USB devices (USB stick , USB  
digital camera) in through (inclusively icon on the desktop) the following  
commands - and this only worked today because i did before a update of all  
new system files (i use Warty Ubuntu).

the commands are:

(do this all with a newly started computer AND no USB device plugged!)

$ cd /etc/init.d

$ sudo ./hotplug stop

plug the USB device in
(probably wait a few seconds)

$ sudo ./hotplug start

wait another few second (maybe maximum 30 seconds) until the system shows  
you the devices.
if not, then mount the devices by their name (these names you can see in  
the folder /dev ), like :

$ sudo mount /dev/sda1  (as example for a USB stick)


if "something goes wrong", like the system freezes or the terminal does  
not give an output after long time, then start again the computer new, and  
have an other try.


what we else have to do, that hotplug is working fully automatic, i do not  
know so far.

regards,
René


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Am Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:43:16 +0100 schrieb Jochen Skulj  
<jochen at jochenskulj.de>:

> Hi,
>
> when I installed Warty on my machine the usb support didn't work
> correctly. There was no /dev/sde1 and so I weren't able to mount my usb
> stick. After I searched the web I found a hint that this could be caused
> by the kernel that Warty installs by default. So I took a 2.6.10 kernel
> package that I compiled with Sarge. After I did this I were able to
> mount my usb stick manually.
>
> But it would be nice if my usb device could be mounted automatically
> like my CDs. If I insert a CD it's automatically mounted, a window opens
> and an icon appears on the desktop. That's a really nice feature. Does
> this work with usb devices, too? How can I modify my system to get this
> work? Have I configure the kernel in a special way? Or are there other
> kernel images avialable that I could use instead of the default
> 2.6.8.1kernel that I could try out?
>
> Thanks & Cheers,
>
> Jochen
>



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