Other Help Topics :: mounting after booting
Ive had a quick search, but found no definite answer on how to or if it is possible to mount a USB memory stick (just files) once the machine has booted into DSL proper, instead of haivng to reboot 
Will probably work:
Plug in USB drive. Wait a couple seconds.
Open an Xterminal Window.
Type in the following:
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
exit
OR:
mkdir /mnt/sda
mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/sda
exit
If command not allowed, you may need to type in "sudo su" before running the commands mentioned about.
HTH
I just noticed something strange with my card reader. It doesn't seem to be detected in mount.app. Mount.app shows sda and will not mount. However, if I go to the terminal and type "mount /dev/sda1" it mounts perfectly. Any ideas why mount.app won't cooperate? Thanks
Chris
BTW - this was in .7.1. Thanks
Chris
Never Mind!!
When I rebooted everything mounted. I guess you have to have the card inserted at boot and can't mount it via mount.app after you are in X.
Cheers for the info, forgot about the '-t vfat' option. 
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