On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 02:31:37AM +0800, HaJo Schatz wrote: > 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. See http://www.marlow.dk/tech/usbkeys.php -- ---------------------------------------- | The best things in life are for a fee. | ----------------------------------------
