Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:43:42 -0500 From: Neal Hogan <nealhogan@gmail.com> To: jeffry killen <jekillen@prodigy.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time for everything Message-ID: <ab7b49bc0910141043w538663ccu7265b88b91009c39@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ea25e70f13495a2d78149df88a3ee6d5@prodigy.net> References: <ea25e70f13495a2d78149df88a3ee6d5@prodigy.net>
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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM, jeffry killen <jekillen@prodigy.net> wrot= e: > Hello; > How is a usb device accessed on Freebsd. > I installed an SATA drive in a usb enclosure > and plugged in into usb port on the machine. > Console message indicated detection of the > device when the power switch for the usb enclosure > =A0was set to on. > When I did mount -w /dev/usb (or usbN) I got > special device unknown. > Or mount -w /dev/usb (or usbN) /mnt > needs block device. > > There is a first time for everything. > man usb does not tell me. > and Absolute BSD (M. Lucas) does > not say anything about usb devices > let alone how to access them. try: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/usb-disks.html > > Thank you for patience and guidance > Jeff K. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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