How do I use USB with Gentoo?

[umkoza25]

Hello!
I am new to linux and want to use my flash drive. How do I get this working?

I logged in as the root user and tried the following:

mkdir usbflash
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbflash
ls usbflash

and

mkdir /mnt/usb
mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb

still can't get it working. What do I do?

[psic]

This is what I have in my /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000 0 0

Note that those are zero's, not the capital letter 'O'.

[umkoza25]

Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I am very new at this. I don't know what that means for what I am trying to do.

[psic]

Just try adding those lines to the /etc/fstab file.

First you have to be root (use the command 'su'), then run 'nano /etc/fstab'. This will open up the file in the program called nano (this is a simple text editor). Edit the file by adding that line, then hit 'ctrl-x'. It will ask if you want to save the changes - hit Y for yes.

That's it.

[umkoza25]

I did that. It wouldn't accept it without a # before the text.
So, now where do I find my usb folder (assuming I did it right)?
Thanks so much for the responses!