USB memory stick setup

[softfarr]

Hi all.

I'm new to this. I need some help. I hope you could give it to me.

I've been installing RH 7.2 in a Compaq laptop, PMMX, 4Mb RAM, CD, FD, USB. It works fine, but I need to interchange information through USB memory stick, but I don't get it works.

What should I do?

What modules do I need to install? Where do I find them? What do I need for getting USB memoty stick working properly?

Thank you for your help.

SoftFARR

[loft306]

well if your setup correctly then all you have to do is plug it in and type

mount /mnt/usb

then yau can use it then type

umount /mnt/usb

before removing the thumb drive
but that is in the perfact install
1. first you will have to add a line to /etc/fstab which will look like this

/dev/sda1               /mnt/usb         auto           noauto,umask=0077,user,rw  0 0

if that is the device (/dev/sda1)that it is reconized as in "dmesg" (kernel log) then make the directory /mnt/usb

mkdir /mnt/usb

2. then you will also need support in the kernel for 'usb mass storage' devices!

3. start at the top one at a time till it works.

[michael P. Barcellano]

By default, Red Hat loads usb-uhci and usbcore on startup. But you'll need to load an additional module called usb-storage in order to get a flash drive working. just type:

#modprobe usb-storage

Next, create a mount point for the USB flash drive, which includes a directory for the mount point. So go to the /mnt sub-directory and create this sub-directory.

#mkdir /mnt/flashdrive

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add the following line:

#/dev/sda1 /mnt/flashdrive auto user,noauto,umask=0 0 0

Then type the dmesg command

#dmesg

Try to mount the /mnt/flashdrive directory

#mount /mnt/flashdrive