[ale] What is the /dev file for a usb drive

[Thompson Freeman]

FWIW, RH7.2 the link is to /dev/sda(#), assuming no other scsi devices
present on the system.


On 5 Jul 2002, James P. Kinney III wrote:

> It also depends on whether you have the usb-devfs stuff compiled in. If
> so, it will show in /proc/bus/usb. But it will still show up in
> /dev/sdx. Unless you are using full blown devfs. Then it will be in (I
> think, it's been a while since I was testing this) /dev/usb/something.
> 
> This is clearly an area where Linux could use some guidance/direction
> /revamping. Devfs will eventually solve the problem. But it has some
> "issues" still.

"issues" for sure. Not the least of which is simple
documentation. Although enourmous progress has been and continues to be
made, documentation remains a challenge all through Linux and the
community. Part of the challenge, of course, is the sheer _volume_ of
stuff to be written up, indexed, cross-checked, food processed,
comprehended, and occasionally digested. Which is part of the reason I so
much appreciate ALE and other LUGs; members so often already know the
answer to the question I'm having trouble understanding.

Thanks to one and all.

> 
> On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 13:53, Danny Cox wrote:
> > Thompson,
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 13:37, Thompson Freeman wrote:
> > > Which /dev file entry do you use to mount a usb drive under RH7.2? That is
> > > 
> > > mount -t msdos /dev/?????? /mnt/floppy
> > > 
> > > where the "?" marks indicate the appropriate device filename.
> > 
> > 	The last time I tried it, it ended up under /dev/sda; i.e. it's using
> > the SCSI driver to handler the high-level parts.  However, an fdisk
> > reported all sorts of funny (IOW: wrong!) info for it.
> > 
> > 	Look in /proc/scsi/scsi to see if that's where it's showing up.
> > 
> > 	Perhaps you'll have better luck!
> > 
> > -- 
> > kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
> > medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.
> > 
> > Danny
> > 
> > 
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