USB STICK IN FEDORA CORE 4

vignesh · 25-07-2005, 07:09 AM

How do I Use a 128mb usb memory stick in Fedora core 4.How do I configure and use it.

banned2wise · 25-07-2005, 08:18 AM

I think KUDZU will be available in FC4 . Its a h/w recogonition tool afaik. U get a red screen(normally) it asks u abt the detected devices. I haven't config'ed my usb drivee, but use it by selecting the option, "Do nothing". As soon as u do this, u can mount ur usb drive. If u want to use it next time, u have to run kudzu again.

Iam not aware of config'ing the usb drive, so somebody else may help ye,till then u can use this temporary soln.

GNUrag · 25-07-2005, 11:50 AM

Insert the USB stick. GNOME will automount your stick and automatically open your file manager. You can then copy paste files into it.

desertwind · 25-07-2005, 12:20 PM

If it doesnt do it auto, please issue the following command from terminal

Code:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb

provided you have a directory named /mnt/usb.

banned2wise · 25-07-2005, 09:30 PM

Even KDE in my knoppix detects it , but doesnt auto mount it , i mount it and transfer files.

@GNURag: I wasnt aware about GNOME , autodetection.

Can u tell me how to config the stick with kudzu instead ??

desertwind · 25-07-2005, 10:51 PM

all u need is to started kudzu as a service (It does by default). kudzu is smart enough to recognize your usb stick and automount.

GNUrag · 26-07-2005, 02:01 AM

@banned2wise, Ubuntu on my machine auotedects and automounts my thumb drive and opens Nautilus for me.

It even autotects my digital camera's internal and CF memory and opens its contents in nautilus.

kudzu is a RedHat specific utility which is not bunduled with other distros. Most modern kernels autodect plug and play hardware and leave vital information inside /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog . Looking at these files gives vital information what the new device is.

sba · 26-07-2005, 02:38 AM

Ubuntu is a gnome based distro and gnome has enhanced HAL support (Hardware Abstraction Layer). It is the new thing in Linux world where your drives, USB sticks, Cameras and other such storage media "just work".

KDE doesn't support HAL as much as Gnome does. So if you want to have those automount kind of features then you should start using Gnome. KDE can be enabled with HAL (separate installation...configuration) and stuff but it still has things to iron out.

gauravnawani · 27-07-2005, 08:08 AM

You dont need "Kudhzu" to install an USB disk. It is an removable media. I have removed 'kudzu' from init5 (service - to reduce bootimes) and My Sony USB disk gets detected fine under GNOME. As soon as I plug it in, it gets detected and automounted.

It just works.

vignesh · 11-08-2005, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GNUrag

Insert the USB stick. GNOME will automount your stick and automatically open your file manager. You can then copy paste files into it.

Doesn`t work.How to do it in FC3.Do I have to create a folder and mount it like fat partitions ?

gauravnawani · 12-08-2005, 06:23 AM

While the gnome or KDE is running just put the disk in to any free usb port, It should get auto mounted under /media/usbdisk.
And it will also give the usbdisk icond on the desktop.

What usb version does that your Motherboard have. If its one and the disk supports 2 then you will have problems and I will strongly suggest you not to use it as it may damage it.

vignesh · 12-08-2005, 03:09 PM

It worked yesterday itself.I inserted the usb stick and the logged into Gnome.
Gnome automounted the usb but wheras in KDe and Xfce I had to mount it.

@gauravnawani
i tried inserting it while KDE was running but there was not automounting.

whim_gen · 12-08-2005, 03:20 PM

@vignesh
Here's an excellent article on how to automount USB sticks in KDE et al
Click Here

Got it somewhere in the same forum i think or the Linux Forums

gauravnawani · 12-08-2005, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vignesh

@gauravnawani
i tried inserting it while KDE was running but there was not automounting.

I was bluffing with Fedora KDE, actualy I remember possibly SUSE9x doing that.

gauravnawani · 12-08-2005, 05:48 PM

Forgot to add please make sure that you unmout it before shutting down or restarting the system.

I had wasted one USB disk this way.

gauravnawani · 13-08-2005, 07:51 AM

Vignesh,

I double checked with SUSE KDE and it works there. It seems SUSE had made some scripts to open up /media/usbdisk(whatever) folder after automounting.

But it did not happen in Fedora4-KDE. Actualy since KDE has not made such automated stuff they behave differently in distributions.