mounting usb device

Linux and Unix-Like Linux
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Hi Folks,

I want to know how to mount usb device (cd,dvd etc) in linux,

Regards,

Manoj

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You have to find out where the USB input device resides - /dev/sda1, 2, 3 or else depending on your system/OS, and then "mount /dev/sda1 /mountPoint".
Again, this depends on the system in use, my usb drive is /dev/sda2 for example, plus I have automount - as soon as I plug the MP3 player or a USB dongle, it automounts it and KDE asks me what to do.

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I have a western digital external and im getting a failed to mount error and my question is how do you force mount?

thanks

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sypherz,

Please do not hijack other threads - if you have a problem open a new thread for it.

Thanks.

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  1. You have to make a folder and name it.
    # mkdir mnt/<forldername>
  2. Mount the USB Devise to the folder
    # mount dev/sda1,2,3 mnt/<foldername>
    #ls the mnt/foldername