Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:31:04 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Subject: Re: USB Thumb Drive Message-ID: <20101201183104.GA12140@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20101201131025.5d192c65@scorpio> References: <AANLkTinxXDY9tEgjT9vvLCkkOPQeCeA8DOx6XsWwhaag@mail.gmail.com> <20101201170000.0305126f@core.draftnet> <20101201131025.5d192c65@scorpio>
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On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 01:10:25PM -0500, Jerry wrote: > On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 > Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> articulated: > > > On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:47:26 -0500 > > Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > > > [root@BlackDragon [~]# kldload ntfs (just so I can read from the > > > device and copy what I wanted off it) > > > [root@BlackDragon [~]# mount -t ntfs /dev/da0 /mnt/thumb > > > mount_ntfs: /dev/da0: Invalid argument > > > > I think Windows defaults to FAT32 on removable drives, so you might > > need to use '-t msdosfs' instead. In newer versions of Windows you can > > also format disks using exFAT which I don't believe is supported in > > the open source world yet. > Sorry I didn't keep the thread, but, in case it is helpful, here is the line in my /etc/fstab for my USB stick plug-ins. (There are some other USB devices that use up da0 and da1) /dev/da2s1 /stick msdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 I just plug one in, su to root, type 'mount /stick' and then can read it just fine - even from non-root. I do this frequently to suck .jpg files off the cards from my digital camera. (I have an adapter to make them USB plug-in-able). I can write as root, but I haven't messed around figuring out if I can manage to write as non-root. As you see, it is msdosfs or in other words, FAT32. I don't know anything about the exFAT mentioned below. ////jerry > I believe that exFAT is the default in Windows 7. In any case, there is > no support for it in FreeBSD; although I believe there is support, > rudimentary perhaps, in Linux. > > Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT#Licensing) > > -- > Jerry ??? > FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net > > Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. > Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. > __________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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