Hi All,
I purchased a USB memory key to use in LTSP demonstrations for our clients. Well, I had a difficult time getting the USB key to mount. I searched the net, and I also followed a few threads in this mailing list from people who were having similar problems.
The haze eventually cleared, thanks to something I read in a posting here. But, it was obscure and didn't really make sense. In any case, it helped me out and I was eventually able to mount the key.
In thanks, I wrote a simple and to the point How-To for using autofs to mount a USB memory key on a Fedora Core 2 system. The How-To is available here:
http://www.systemsaligned.com/learn/howto/hwtusbkey
I have noticed other How-To's out there about this very same subject, or close to it. They are helpful too, but I wanted to write a How-To as well with my own little slant to it. I know from experience that the more there is written about an open source tool, the easier it has been for me to get new things working. You can never have enough documentation, tips and tricks, eh?
I hope those of you in need find it helpful. Enjoy!
Regards,
Kanwar Systems Aligned Inc. www.systemsaligned.com
M3 Freak wrote:
Hi All,
I purchased a USB memory key to use in LTSP demonstrations for our clients. Well, I had a difficult time getting the USB key to mount. I searched the net, and I also followed a few threads in this mailing list from people who were having similar problems.
The haze eventually cleared, thanks to something I read in a posting here. But, it was obscure and didn't really make sense. In any case, it helped me out and I was eventually able to mount the key.
In thanks, I wrote a simple and to the point How-To for using autofs to mount a USB memory key on a Fedora Core 2 system. The How-To is available here:
http://www.systemsaligned.com/learn/howto/hwtusbkey
I have noticed other How-To's out there about this very same subject, or close to it. They are helpful too, but I wanted to write a How-To as well with my own little slant to it. I know from experience that the more there is written about an open source tool, the easier it has been for me to get new things working. You can never have enough documentation, tips and tricks, eh?
I hope those of you in need find it helpful. Enjoy!
Regards,
Kanwar Systems Aligned Inc. www.systemsaligned.com
i guess out of dumb luck, i had my usb device inserted in my pc when i installed fedora 2. my device was configured for me durring the install. nice article you might want to and in a few more cmds for users out there that are new linux(just a suggestion).
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 16:09, James Lawrence wrote:
i guess out of dumb luck, i had my usb device inserted in my pc when i installed fedora 2. my device was configured for me durring the install.
Ah yes, then your USB memory key has most likely been configured by kudzu, and you should be able to see this in your /etc/fstab file. This is also a good option, however I wanted a solution that would allow me to mount and umount the USB key as needed.
I like to keep devices (e.g. internal HDs, CD drives etc.) that are permanently attached (well, in comparison) in the /etc/fstab file, and removable devices configured using autofs.
nice article you might want to and in a few more cmds for users out there that are new linux(just a suggestion).
Thanks, I appreciate the compliment. I will update the article as needed. Detailing additional commands (how to use vi, for example) is a good idea.
Regards,
Kanwar Systems Aligned Inc. www.systemsaligned.com
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