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On Sun, 06 May 2012 13:18:23 -0600 |
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Stan Sander <stsander@×××××.net> wrote: |
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> I don't have one of those drives at the moment, but on my system I |
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> typically have usb-common, usb-core, and usb-storage. Only thing I use |
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> sg for is burning CD's/DVD's. You didn't mention this specifically, so |
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> for what it's worth I access such devices as /dev/sd* just like I would |
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> any other internal drive. |
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Since my keyboard and mouse are both USB devices, I have the basic USB modules |
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for built into the kernel, and those would include, I believe, usb-core |
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and usb-common. |
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For other USB devices, such as printers and mass storage, I need to load |
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some more modules before using them. I would assume that a Western Digital |
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USB HDD is just another mass storage device, like a thumb drive, that would |
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call for sg and usb-storage, but before I spend more money on acquiring one |
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I need to know exactly how to set things up. |
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Yes, a thumb USB drive, and presumable all USB mass storage devices, are |
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recognized as SCSI drives and accessed via /dev/sdX. |
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Some might ask why not just utilize udev or similar to automount the device. |
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For me, Linux means choice and control and I would rather understand my own |
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system even if it means a little less convenience. For that reason I avoid udev. |
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Frank Peters |
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