Am trying to mount an old BusLink USB drive but can't determine what device the USB drive is connected to, that is, the device that I'd pass to the mount command. I tried "fdisk -l" but it only appears to show my other internal HDs.
Thanks
# uname -a
Linux tstsrv 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Thu Oct 9 15:52:18 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
## This is the only thing in syslog relevant to USB after the USB drive is connected and turned on.
# less /var/log/syslog
Oct 29 23:18:40 tstsrv kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: wakeup
Oct 29 23:18:40 tstsrv kernel: usb 2-7: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
Oct 29 23:18:40 tstsrv kernel: usb 2-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 067b:2307 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2307 USB-ATAPI4 Bridge
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
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10-30-2008, 05:29 PM
Preston Boyington
Mounting an old external USB drive
S D wrote:
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> Am trying to mount an old BusLink USB drive but can't determine what device the USB drive is connected to, that is, the device that I'd pass to the mount command. I tried "fdisk -l" but it only appears to show my other internal HDs.
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check your dmesg output also.
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