Configuring Fedora Core 4 & USB Flash drives?

[Charles Curley]

On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:08:32AM -0800, tlhackque wrote:
> I was in a maze of twisty passages, so "help!".
> 
> Fedora Core 4.  Plug in a USB thumb drive. 
> Successfully recognized by the
> kernel & a SCSI "drive" is created.  But it doesn't
> get mounted put on the
> desktop.  CDROMs/DVDs do.  I have the
> desktop->preferences->removable
> drives->{mount drives when hot-plugged, media when
> inserted clicked.  A
> manual mount does work; the device then appears on the
> desktop as expected.
> 

How is Gnome set up? From the top of your screen, "Desktop->
Preferences-> Removable Drives and Media", and check both tabs for
correct operation.

I leave all mounting off in this applet, as the process of mounting a
data CD can bolix CD burning software.

> Dec 31 07:52:04 castaway kernel:   Vendor: LEXAR    
> Model: JUMPDRIVE

I also have a Lexar Jumpdrive, and it works on FC4 reliably these
days.
> 
> A manual mount does work:
> 
> # mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usbdisk
> 
> # mount


> /dev/sdc1 on /media/usbdisk type vfat (rw)


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