Treat CF card like a floppy

[Anh Lai]

If the docs on www.linux-usb.org relating to USB-STORAGE were read, it would 
be known that KDE is not the answer to mounting a CF or External Storage 
device automagically correctly, or reliably.

So, the correct way is to modify /etc/fstab in this fashion:
/dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbcf vfat 1 2 or /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbcf vfat 1 2 (assuming 
/mnt/usbcf exists)
or some fashion close to that.
You must have usb-storage, scsi support/emulation compiled in the kernel.

Install hotplug correctly since it will auto mount the CF reader for you.
Notice KDE is not involved?
plug in the reader.

#cd /mnt/usbcf 
#ls

and you see your files.

if you want KDE involved, make a link to /mnt/usbcf on your desktop and you 
have a link to the CF card whenever it's plugged.

Hotplug + usb-storage will automount the card for you, NOT KDE.


[ On Wednesday 05 March 2003 07:35 pm, Jeff Elkins wrote ]
> On Wednesday 05 March 2003 8:20 pm, Anh Lai wrote:
> >You should research usb devices at http://www.linux-usb.org or
> >http://hotplug.sourceforge.net
> >
> >This is not a KDE question.
> >
> >[ On Tuesday 04 March 2003 09:45 pm, Steven Whatley wrote ]
> >
> >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday 04 March 2003 9:36 pm, Steven Whatley wrote:
> >> > >I have a CF card reader attached to my RH8 box.  I would like it to
> >> > > show up on the KDE Desktop like "Floppy" and "CD/DVD ROM".  I have
> >> > > no trouble mounting the CF card using the command 'mount -t vfat
> >> > > /dev/sda1 /mnt/cf'.
> >> > >
> >> > >How do I set this up?  Any info will be appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Under KDE 3.1 you can right-click, then choose 'create new hard drive'
> >> > - you'll be presented with a dialog where you can choose the device
> >> > among other things.
> >>
> >> I forgot to mention that I am using KDE 3.0.5a.  I'll still check to see
> >> if the option there.  Also, the CF card reader is a USB device.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Steven
>
> Nonsense.
>
> Stephen was asking about using KDE desktop procedures to automate a task.
>
> Jeff Elkins
>
>
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