[CentOS] Accessing an external USB disk
Marcin Mazurek
M.Mazurek at netsync.pl
Tue Jan 30 23:27:39 UTC 2007
Todd Cary (todd at aristesoftware.com) napisał(a):
> I was able to remove the NTFS partition and repartition the HD as a type
> Linux (83). Next I created the ext3 file system.
>
> If I reboot with the USB drive attached, the boot process hangs, however
> if I turn off the drive, boot and then turn it on, all is fine.
>
> # cat /etc/fstab
>
> shows the drive, but I am not sure how to use it for a backup nor do I
> know how to access it. Any help would be appreciated. The drive is
> /dev/sda1.
>
>From terminal You can do:
mkdir /mnt/usb
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb
and You will have Your stick in /mnt/usb
After You finish Your work, You can
umount /mnt/usb
hth
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