DSL-N :: USB flash drive not mounting!



$ sudo mount /mnt/sda1
mount: can't find /mnt/sda1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

I tried the same thing with /dev/sda1 instead of /mnt/sda1, but did not work either.

USB port and drive are fine.  I tested it in Knoppix.
Quote (atermfan @ Feb. 27 2007,12:13)
$ sudo mount /mnt/sda1
mount: can't find /mnt/sda1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

I tried the same thing with /dev/sda1 instead of /mnt/sda1, but did not work either.

USB port and drive are fine.  I tested it in Knoppix.

You're going to mount it in /mnt, not /dev.

With the pendrive inserted, type (and paste back):
fdisk -l

(Lower-case L.)
sda1 not listed.  Only hda1 and hda2 is.

Why is the sda1 not listed?
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mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
That's your reason...  Check `fdisk -l` like lucky13 suggested, and there may be some hints in `dmesg` (this problem may be similar to another thread...)
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Check `fdisk -l` like lucky13 suggested

Did.  See my previous post.

dmesg says:
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usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 2-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
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