usb flash drives

[JD]

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[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Marnes
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:15 AM
To: Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions
Subject: Re: usb flash drives

On 7/14/07, JD <jdangler at atlantic.net> wrote:
> Machine 1:
> Plug in flash drive
> dmesg (as sudo)
>
> see that /dev/sde , /dev/sde1 are there
>
> mkdir /mnt/usb
>
> mount /dev/sde1 /mnt/usb
>
> check this dir, it's ok

Are you sure this "mount" really worked (two lines above)? What are
you checking in this dir (above line)? If it is just ". and .."? Maybe
your "mount" didn't work and the "ls -la" shows you the /mnt/usb
directory just created. (follow...)

> cp <somefile> /mnt/usb
>
> ls /mnt/usb
> <somefile>
>
> umount /mnt/usb

Check it here again: "ls /mnt/usb".
If <somefile> is still there, your "mount" didn't work and you copied
the file to the directory /mnt/usb, not to the usb drive.

I'll have to check this.  If this is true, then what would be the reason
that root couldn't mount this drive? (it did show up in 'mount' from the
commandline after the mount was done)


> Machine 2:
>
> Plug in flash drive
>
> Konqueror dialog opens
> I open a conqueror window...
> 0 items, 0 folders
>
> In a term on machine 2
> dmesg (as sudo)
>
> see that /dev/sdb , /dev/sdb1 are there
>
> mkdir /mnt/usb
>
> mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb
>
> check this dir, it's ok
>
> ls -l /mnt/usb
>
> (empty)
>
> Why?
>
>
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