Mount an external usb HD - Slackware
This is a discussion on Mount an external usb HD - Slackware ; I have an old 4.3 Gb 2.5" Toshiba HD in an Argosy box connected via a
USB cable. I tried to mount it in slackware via the mount command :
mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usb_drive
the problem is that i ...
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Mount an external usb HD
I have an old 4.3 Gb 2.5" Toshiba HD in an Argosy box connected via a
USB cable. I tried to mount it in slackware via the mount command :
mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usb_drive
the problem is that i can not access the drive this way. do i need to
load a specific module in order to access the drive?
Below i post the result of lsmod command
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks in advance
Timóteo
root@darkstar:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 6788 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi_event 10112 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50640 5
snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 10508 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 42784 0
snd_mixer_oss 18048 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 254496 10
bt878 12728 0
pcmcia 34988 0
pcmcia_core 36500 1 pcmcia
capability 7304 0
commoncap 9344 1 capability
lp 13736 0
parport_pc 27812 1
parport 34760 2 lp,parport_pc
pcspkr 6528 0
psmouse 39048 0
sg 30364 0
serio_raw 9220 0
bttv 173620 1 bt878
video_buf 24068 1 bttv
ir_common 33796 1 bttv
compat_ioctl32 5248 1 bttv
btcx_risc 8072 1 bttv
tveeprom 17552 1 bttv
videodev 29184 1 bttv
v4l2_common 18688 2 bttv,videodev
v4l1_compat 17668 2 bttv,videodev
sis_agp 10116 1
ata_generic 9220 0
sis900 23552 0
mii 8576 1 sis900
agpgart 31432 1 sis_agp
i2c_sis96x 8708 0
evdev 11904 1
snd_intel8x0 32412 0
snd_ac97_codec 98980 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 6016 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 72068 3
snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 22532 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 47204 9
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd _mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd _timer
soundcore 9824 1 snd
shpchp 33172 0
snd_page_alloc 11528 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
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Re: Mount an external usb HD
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:30:29 -0800, Timoteo wrote:
> I have an old 4.3 Gb 2.5" Toshiba HD in an Argosy box connected via a
> USB cable. I tried to mount it in slackware via the mount command :
>
> mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usb_drive
>
> the problem is that i can not access the drive this way. do i need to
> load a specific module in order to access the drive?
/dev/sda is hard drive, you need just one partition. try /dev/sda1, or
even better look at the output of 'dmesg' after connecting the drive.
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Re: Mount an external usb HD
Timoteo wrote:
> I have an old 4.3 Gb 2.5" Toshiba HD in an Argosy box connected via a
> USB cable. I tried to mount it in slackware via the mount command :
> mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/usb_drive
My guess is that your HD has at least one partition. If so, you should
mount it with something like /dev/sda1 instead. You can use "fdisk -l" to
see which partitions you have to choose from.
> the problem is that i can not access the drive this way. do i need to
> load a specific module in order to access the drive?
Usually hotplug or udev takes care of this. Which version of Slackware are
you using?
Also, once the right drivers are loaded and recognize the hardware the
ususally log a message about what they have found. You can read those
messages with the command "dmesg".
> Below i post the result of lsmod command
I see no USB driver in that list.
regards Henrik
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