From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 14 17:43:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CD51106566B for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:43:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f184.google.com (mail-yx0-f184.google.com [209.85.210.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD8C8FC0A for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:43:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe14 with SMTP id 14so51352yxe.7 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:43:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Z+OdKcs8sy7q1SEJaibcaGMgZiE/lxR0KOPgpss0da4=; b=LmakCmCj8e2u376GM906hefK+yYzmy3IO9uaBwtuyM8ciMNaQKvL7ujyN+aKLH+OsM ixGFqTTsjZR/hxbBH2CbdxM9dZKG82RC5Q894JauMRtN8hUx67GTdgtnv88riagOVdBq crqzf+ER4cEWJEflzkk8rXTxOcWv55K7tu6pk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=qpeeiMAhJVHpGHrHJgJoNIPk581nPEn9vzPt/9RUOs6ABkSYvLJQH6agIkkGbMPJF7 PAynm/vrNwSloI4DIV7mJeN0HD/XziuGAHcbkzdxWlHKQTQS/G83dts+ctUCn0mpdL26 Y5wuJhsMD4P5TGA35t3WAAeO3BnDrI+U0RHnM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.61.3 with SMTP id j3mr15503280yba.76.1255542222807; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:43:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:43:42 -0500 Message-ID: From: Neal Hogan To: jeffry killen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time for everything X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:43:44 -0000 On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM, jeffry killen 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" >