On 8/16/07, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just bought my first USB memory stick (Kingmax 1 GB ). > When I insert it into a USB slot, devices appear : > > /dev/usbdev1.4_ep00 ep01 ep82 ep83 > > but when I try to mount it ( /z/usb is an unused dir in my filesystem): > > mount /dev/usbdev1.4_ep00 /z/usb > > it tells me (similarly for the other 3 devices): > > mount: /dev/usbdev1.4_ep00 is not a block device > > I had bookmarked the Gentoo Howto & Wiki re USB sticks, > but as everyone knows, they're down at the moment. > Do I need to format it, as if it were a hard drive ? > I don't want to damage my new toy. > > Can anyone tell me what to do next ? >
Your USB stick should be a device like "sdX" where X is an letter. Mine shows as sdb cause my Sata HD is sda, check dmesg and see what it tells you, it should echo the device. -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
