On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 02:23, Moi wrote: > Just try to mount USB key 256M on my FC2 box. > gives me the error: > > mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device > But when I try: > # mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usbkey (yes, /dev/sda instead of /dev/sda1) > it works ! > Any explanations ? This is well known. The key is formatted as a floppy, not as a hard drive. You can change this by creating a primary partition on it (fdisk /dev/sda) and format it as vfat. WIN will still be able to access it, and Linux will have an wasier time with it. -- HaJo Schatz <hajo@xxxxxxxx> http://www.HaJo.Net PGP-Key: http://www.hajo.net/hajonet/keys/pgpkey_hajo.txt
