usb key mounting

**docetes** · 07-11-2006

hi all,

i am using debian sarge, if anyone can help that wud be great.

i've tried

mount -t -vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey

but i get the error message "unknow filesystem type -vfat"

thx

**techieMoe** · 07-11-2006

Try the same command as above, without the dash in front of "vfat":

Code:

mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey

**docetes** · 07-11-2006

that doesn't work either i get the error

mount: special device dev/sda does not exist

**techieMoe** · 07-11-2006

Originally Posted by docetes

that doesn't work either i get the error

mount: special device dev/sda does not exist

Are you sure your USB device is being identified as /dev/sda1? Is that what the output of dmesg is telling you?

**antidrugue** · 07-11-2006

Originally Posted by docetes

that doesn't work either i get the error

mount: special device dev/sda does not exist

Make sure you are using the right device.

Upon inserting the USB key, type :

Code:

dmesg | tail

to know the exact device.

It will tell you a bunch of stuff like that :

Originally Posted by output of "dmesg | tail"

sdb: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sdb: assuming drive cache: write through
[...]
FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!

Then you can mount the thing :

Code:

mount -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=0000,user /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbkey

EDIT: Oups, didn't saw your post techieMoe...

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