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How to use USB memory on the Linux Workstation

You can use USB memory on the workstation.

How to use USB memory

Connect your USB memory to the USB port while you log in to the workstation. If the USB memory is recognized correctly, the contents of the USB memory will be visible in the /mnt/usb-sdb1. Thereafter, cd command and mv command will be available for this directory.

※ This direcory may be /mnt/usb-sdb2 or /mnt/usb-sdb3 depending on the type of USB memory.

※ If you connect the USB memory to the USB port before logging in, you can't read/write for the USB memory.

※ If you connect the USB memory to the USB port after logging out, you can't read/write for the USB memory.

※ If you connect the USB memory before X Window System is running by executing startx or xinit, the message below will appear on the screen, but there is no problem (The message that appears on the screen depends on the type of USB memory).

※ It is not recommended that you handle files of Japanese.

hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.7-2, assigned address 2
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0xd7d/0x1400) is not claimed by any active driver.
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Vendor:           Model: X.i.a.o           Rev: 1.07
Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sda: 507904 512-byte hdwr sectors (260 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: sda1
USB Mass Storage support registered.
MSDOS FS: IO charset euc-jp

How to eject USB memory

Do not access to the file or directory in mnt/usb-sdb1, if you eject USB memory.

If a file in these directories is open, close this file. Also, if your current directory is these directories, change your current directory.

You can safety eject USB memory by executing the command below.

% eject-usb

※ If an error occurs, please come up to the S&T KIC office (14-B104).

Last-Modified: November 15, 2023

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