Flsh Drive difficulty

Branta · 2007-05-24 21:48:11

When I boot with a flash drive plugged in I see it in the tree but I see nothing and have no access to it: a blank screen
When I plug in the flash drive after boot while KDE is running I have access and can use the drive.

I see: /mnt/sdb1 in both cases.

How do see an icon on the desktop representing the usb flash drive?
How do I mount it on boot?
How do I right click and select either 'Eject' or Safely 'Remove'?

--- Bob ---

rayjgu3 · 2007-05-25 01:15:07

as root

mkdir /mnt/USB

edit

/etc/fstab

add

/dev/sdb1 /mnt/USB auto noauto,user,rw,exec,noatime 0 0

if you want it to mount at boot take out noauto option

as user
right click on desktop

create new>link to device> pick device>select device tab arrow down pick proper device

you can change icons here if you like as well

Branta · 2007-05-25 02:16:29

Thank you for the help.

All preceding instructions worked.

as user
right click on desktop

create new>link to device> pick device>select device tab arrow down pick proper device

1. No flash drive is indicated. Do I select one and find a different icon (if I wish)?
1a. Which device should I choose?

2. I can find no unmount - eject - remove safely instruction or button. What do I do to safely remove the flash drive?

--- Bob ---

kano · 2007-05-25 02:24:32

You can eject it from a command line by doing "eject /dev/sdb"

Branta · 2007-05-25 02:47:53

I should have tried using one of the devices before my last post.

I selected the camera and set it's path to /mnt/USB

Right click on the icon and it has a 'mount' 'unmount' selection.

When I locate a mounted and unmounted flash drive icon I will be done.

Thanks for the help.

--- Bob ---

Arch Linux

#1 2007-05-24 21:48:11

Flsh Drive difficulty

#2 2007-05-25 01:15:07

Re: Flsh Drive difficulty

#3 2007-05-25 02:16:29

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#4 2007-05-25 02:24:32

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#5 2007-05-25 02:47:53

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