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jeffry killen writes:

>	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 was set to on.
>	When I did mount -w /dev/usb (or usbN) I got special device
>	unknown.

	Look for /dev/da*.
	Also: I believe there's a section in the handbook that covers
this.


					Robert Huff