Subject: Re: usb mem stick.
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Jeff <jeffw@pdxlug.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/17/2006 16:53:21
Paul (NCC/CS). wrote:
> Daniel Carosone wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:17:46AM +1100, Paul (NCC/CS). wrote:
>>> after considerable searching i can't find the doco on how to
>>> mount a usb memory stick.

You have two options if you keep it FAT:
a) really mount(ing) it with something like:

# mount -t msdos /dev/sd0e /mnt/<mount_point>

b) using mtools and pretend you're back in the Days of DOS.


Here's some mtool links that talk about how to get things set up.

http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/mtools/

http://www.tldp.org/linuxfocus/English/September2004/article349.shtml

http://www.k12ltsp.org/phpwiki/index.php/StorageFloppyUsb

http://www.k12ltsp.org/phpwiki/index.php/Technical:Storage:USB

http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/misc/0309/msg00639.html