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Re: Memory Stick is sg1?



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On 01/27/08 08:14, Thomas H. George wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 09:07:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> On 01/26/08 08:43, Thomas H. George wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 03:15:47PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>>> On 01/25/08 15:05, Thomas H. George wrote:
>>>>>> I have a usb memory stick which I successfully used for a netinst
>>>>>> several months ago.  When I connected it today it was recognized as sg1
>>>>>> but it was not recognized as a block device when I tried to mount it.
>>>>>> Returning to the Debian-Installer directions I found I can mount it
>>>>>> with  the command mount /dev/sda /mnt but only as root.  At the moment I
>>>>>> just want to store some files and there is plenty of space free so I
>>>>>> don't really have a problem.  I'm just puzzled as I have an entry in
>>>>>> /etc/fstab reading /dev/sda1 /usbkey    vfat   rw,user,noauto   0   0
>>>>>> and I believe in the past the memory stick was recognized as sda1 and I
>>>>>> could mount it as an ordinary user.  If using it for netinst has
>>>>>> modified it how can I restore the original configuration?
>>>>> To install Debian onto the machine that now recognizes it as sg1?
>>>>>
>>>> No, just to use it to store data.  As it is I can only mount it as root
>>>> and to just store data I would prefer to mount it as a normal user.
>>>>
>>> What I mean is:
>>>     The first sentence of your original mail indicates that *this*
>>>     exact stick was used to install Debian on *this* exact machine.
>>> 
>>> Is that what you meant to say?
> 
>> No, this stick was prepared for netinst on this machine but used to
>> install debian on another machine.  Does this make a difference?

Hmmm.  It shouldn't.  Grep /etc/udev/rules.d for "sg".  Maybe that
will provide a clue.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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