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==IMPORTANT==

This information primarily applies to Slackware 11.0 and older; if you're using Slackware 12.0 or newer, you probably want to use [[HAL]] instead.

==Prerequisites==
You must have USB support [[Compiling A Kernel|compiled into the kernel]] or [[Modules|loaded as modules]].

==Mounting A USB Memory Stick==
1)Pick/make a mountpoint. (e.g. <code>/mnt/memstick</code>)

2)Mount the device-

:If you have an [[fstab]] entry for it: <code>mount mountpoint</code> 
::EXAMPLE: <code>mount /mnt/memstick</code>

:Otherwise: <code>mount device mountpoint</code> 
::EXAMPLE: <code>mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/memstick</code> 
:: NOTE: if you have multiple USB devices or Sata/SCSI disks, the device may not be <code>/dev/sda1</code>, it could be <code>/dev/sdb1</code>, <code>/dev/sdc1</code> or any <code>/dev/sd*</code>.

* you can see which devfile (in /dev/*) some devices get assigned by tracking the /var/log/messages (dmesg) changes.
$ su
# tail -f /var/log/messages

and plug the USB device in the computer. This can be used for any other plug'n'play device.

==Unmounting a USB Memory Stick==
<code>umount mountpoint</code>

:EXAMPLE: <code>umount /mnt/memstick</code>

==Errors and Solutions==
Error: <code>mount: special device /dev/sdax does not exist</code>

Solution: Check to see if <code>/dev/sdax</code> exists-
::::<code>ls /dev/sda*</code>
::if <code>/dev/sdax</code> does not exist, create it:
::::<code>mknod -m 666 /dev/sdax b 8 0</code>

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