Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 15:33:45 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how do i use a memory stick on freebsd? Message-ID: <20100521193345.GD75862@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20100521190340.GA66314@thought.org> References: <20100521190340.GA66314@thought.org>
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On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:03:42PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > guys, > > my wife emptied a bunch of files onto her memory stick; the pc > is not here. i have never used one of these devices before and > want to know how, if it is possible, to read her dos/lose > material from my bsd system. 7.3, dell, plenty of disk, and yes, > i know where the usb slot it! > > do i need to put something in /usr/rc.conf? build a driver or > utility? or what? > > tia, Y'all! > > clueless in king county. > I have the following line in my /etc/fstab and it works just fine. /dev/da1s1 /stick msdosfs rw,noauto You have to mount after and umount before plugging the stick in or pulling it out. At least that version of FreeBSD does not automount/umount. I don't know about a driver. I didn't have to do anything extra for a driver. That machine currently has FreeBSD 7.1 on a Dell desktop of some sort (I don't even remember), probably an Optiplex. Of course, the above assumes you have a FATnnn (FAT32) MessyDOS filesystem on it. I think you can put a UFS on it, but then MS won't know how to read/write it. ////jerry > > -- > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix > The 7.83a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php > http://journey.thought.org 99 44/100% Guaranteed Novel > > _______________________________________________ > 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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