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[ILUG] USB stick mount - which device letter/number?

[ILUG] USB stick mount - which device letter/number?

Conor Wynne weeboy at conorwynne.com
Mon Nov 29 15:21:29 GMT 2004


> On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 12:56:01PM +0000, John A. Kinsella mentioned:
>> When I mount my usb stick I just enter (as root)
>> mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flash
>>
>> but how do I know which letter/number?
>
>  I'd give up on this - label the filesystem, then upgrade to Fedora3 -
> it's hotplug stuff auto-mount devices on /media/$VOLUMENAME

Try using "devlabel"
Should sort out your labelling worries for ya.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/devlabel/

> john

-- 
Conor Wynne,
Dublin,
Irlande.



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