[Bio-Linux] USB flash-drive on Bio-linux

[Tony Pemberton]

Jose,

I think I see the problem. I just checked my system. Is your system
using sata or scsi disks? If so and this looks to be the case

/dev/sda1 is the root partition of your hard drive as detailed below

/dev/sda1       mounted on /

On my system I have an entry in /etc/fstab for the usb key:

/dev/sdc1       /media/usbkey   vfat    rw,user,noauto  0       0

I notice when I plug my key into the usb port that the lamp above
the key slot flashes. This does not auto mount the key, but I have
an icon on the desktop "USB key" - when I click on it, that mounts
the key and gives me a graphical directory view of the top directory 
on the key. 

You need to discover which device  (/dev/sdc1 ?) is configured
for your usb key. I have tried the "Info Center", but the USB devices
section does not help in this regard. Perhaps someone else on the list
can shed light on this. Once you have discovered the device you could
try adding the entry to your fstab as above - perhaps try /dev/sdc1

For sure it will not be /dev/sda1  

Regards,

Tony Pemberton

-----Original Message-----
From: bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nox.ac.uk
[mailto:bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nox.ac.uk]On Behalf Of Jose A. Andres
Sent: 04 May 2006 16:57
To: Bio-Linux help and discussion
Subject: RE: [Bio-Linux] USB flash-drive on Bio-linux


Tony,
Thanks for your quick answer to my naive question

if I type df I only see
/dev/sda1       mounted on /
 tmpfs             mounted on /dev/shm

 So seems that I am not able to mount the flashdrive (which is formatted
in DOS (can this be the source of error?)

Thanks again,

/Jose

> Jose,
>
> Looking at the messages in your text, have you checked to
> see if the drive *is* already mounted as suggested by the
> error message when you tried to mount /dev/sda? To check
> a mount just
>
> df
>
> - lists all mounted filesystems and their usage
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nox.ac.uk
> [mailto:bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nox.ac.uk]On Behalf Of Jose A. Andres
> Sent: 04 May 2006 16:11
> To: bio-linux at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk
> Subject: [Bio-Linux] USB flash-drive on Bio-linux
>
>
> Hi
>
> I am a new (i.e. naive) user of Bio-linux and I've been trying to read
> some files from my Flashdrive but couldn't get into it
>
> On the Konsole (as manager) I typed...
>
> mount /media/usbkey
>
> mount: can't find /media/usbkey in etc/fstab or etc/mac..
>
> I sudo nano /etec/fstad and added  the following line...
>
> /dev/sda/ /media/usbkey vfat user,rw 0 0
>
> Then, I tried the mount commad again...
>
> However, got the following error
>
> mount: /dev/sda/ already mounted or /media/usbkey busy. Please check that
> the disk is entered correctly.
>
> I've also tried to get into the flashdrive with Konqueror
> --->Devices---->sda, but obviously got the same error.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance!
>
> /Jose
>
>
>
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