mounting one usb interface (from 2 identified)

[Ed Greshko]

On 11/23/2012 10:41 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
>
>> I didn't catch your original email, so please excuse if I answer a 
>> question you didn't ask.
>>
>> You want to mount a usb device that for some reason doesn't automount?
>>
>> Try these commands in a console window:
>>
>> [1] unplug the usb device
>>
>> [2] > ls /dev
>>
>> [3] plug in the device
>>
>> [4] > ls /dev
>>
>> Now identify the new device in /dev by comparing the output from [2] and 
>> [4].
> The output differs by sdb and sdc

Are you saying you don't have an sdb1 or sdc1?

If the device you have is a storage device which has partition table defined it you should get /dev/sdbX (where X is an integer).  If you're not getting this, the device doesn't have a valid partition table.

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