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Re: Using USB pen drive



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T wrote:
> I tried to mount /dev/sdb1 with type auto and vfat, but failed. Then I
> tried with usbfs. It mounted ok, but I wasn't able to find any meaningful
> files from the mount:

usbfs is a virtual filesystem, like proc.  It gives you information about
connected USB devices by presenting it as part of the filesystem.

Try mounting /dev/sdb.  I've seen Windows format the raw device without setting
up a partition table -- this is how floppies work usually, so Windows probably
carried the concept over to other removable media.

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Chris Howie
http://www.chrishowie.com

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