On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:08:32AM -0800, tlhackque wrote:
> I was in a maze of twisty passages, so "help!".
>
> Fedora Core 4. Plug in a USB thumb drive.
> Successfully recognized by the
> kernel & a SCSI "drive" is created. But it doesn't
> get mounted put on the
> desktop. CDROMs/DVDs do. I have the
> desktop->preferences->removable
> drives->{mount drives when hot-plugged, media when
> inserted clicked. A
> manual mount does work; the device then appears on the
> desktop as expected.
>
How is Gnome set up? From the top of your screen, "Desktop->
Preferences-> Removable Drives and Media", and check both tabs for
correct operation.
I leave all mounting off in this applet, as the process of mounting a
data CD can bolix CD burning software.
> Dec 31 07:52:04 castaway kernel: Vendor: LEXAR
> Model: JUMPDRIVE
I also have a Lexar Jumpdrive, and it works on FC4 reliably these
days.
>
> A manual mount does work:
>
> # mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usbdisk
>
> # mount
> /dev/sdc1 on /media/usbdisk type vfat (rw)
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