From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 16:12:50 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAABC1065673 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:12:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perlcat@alltel.net) Received: from ispmxmta06-srv.windstream.net (ispmxmta06-srv.windstream.net [166.102.165.167]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 622018FC20 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:12:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perlcat@alltel.net) Received: from ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net ([67.206.60.105]) by ispmxmta06-srv.windstream.net with ESMTP id <20081212161249.GJG29999.ispmxmta06-srv.windstream.net@ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net> for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:12:49 -0600 Received: from ext-b14-105.omhq.uprr.com ([67.206.60.105]) by ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net with ESMTP id <20081212161249.KGKD10030.ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net@ext-b14-105.omhq.uprr.com> for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:12:49 -0600 From: Tyson Boellstorff To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:12:44 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <494227E1.6000406@fixer.com> <494246DE.1070203@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <494246DE.1070203@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200812121012.44055.perlcat@alltel.net> X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=1yfBXCjDx5NWI7rL1MbouQ==:17 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=WJDZDV_s1269CoDfn0gA:9 a=jVsnzbe09e4iaFzAZjAhA4p83uIA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 Subject: Re: USB Flash Drives X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:12:50 -0000 On Friday 12 December 2008 05:11:26 Manolis Kiagias wrote: > fixer wrote: > > I just discovered flash drives. They are very easy to use on Windows. > > I don't know if FreeBSD supports these drives. But if FreeBSD does, > > I need instructions on "how-to-use". Thanks in advance for anyone who > > can help. > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/usb-disks.html > > Generally speaking, using an ms-dos (fat/fat32) formatted flash drive is > as simple as this: > > - plug > - get device name (probably da0) with dmesg |tail > - mount as root in /mnt: mount -t msdofs /dev/da0s1 /mnt the one thing that ought to be added to the mount statement: use your username -- that way, if you're using something like konqueror, you don't have rights issues. I know some use perms and open it up for group or world write -- but username helps you keep up good habits, and good habits will keep you out of trouble. It's in the man page -- but here's a reminder: mount_msdosfs -u /dev/da1s1 /mnt/usb