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Date:      Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:24 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        jeffry killen <jekillen@prodigy.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   First time for everything
Message-ID:  <19158.3696.185282.314230@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <ea25e70f13495a2d78149df88a3ee6d5@prodigy.net>
References:  <ea25e70f13495a2d78149df88a3ee6d5@prodigy.net>

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jeffry killen writes:

>	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 was set to on.
>	When I did mount -w /dev/usb (or usbN) I got special device
>	unknown.

	Look for /dev/da*.
	Also: I believe there's a section in the handbook that covers
this.


					Robert Huff




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