Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:45:31 +0300 From: Jeff Laine <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Flash Drives Message-ID: <20081214014531.GA7519@free.bsd.loc> In-Reply-To: <447i64bxxl.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> References: <494227E1.6000406@fixer.com> <447i64bxxl.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 09:39:50PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > fixer <orders@fixer.com> writes: > > > FreeBSD localhost 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 > > 11:05:30 UTC 2007 > > root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > > localhost# > > > > > > 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. > > Rather than mounting the disks, I find it easier to use the "mtools" > port (emulators/mtools). The commands look like the old ms-dos > commands, and include a copy command. > Sorry if unrelated, but is there any way to avoid system crash after ejection of unmounted USB-storage device? I had a plenty of painful crashes today after several power losses on my external usb-hdd (ntfs slice mounted, FreeBSD 7.1-RC1). It would be nice to have a "safety-net" here, considering these devices are so easilly deatachable by cats and ppl lurking around :) Any advices? -- Best regards, Jeff
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