New USB device is what?

[Jamon Camisso]

Merv Curley wrote:
> I know this has been covered over and over but I can't find it in the past 
> messages.  
> 
> My new usb MP3 player is recognised by the kernel in both SuSE 10.1 and 
> Kanotix.  However neither gives at hint as to the device I should use to 
> mount this unit. 
> 
> I think the info maybe hidden somewhere in /proc but that is a mysterious 
> place for me to navigate.
> 
> As far as I know, my new IRiver has been converted to UMF format,  if it isn't 
> formatted would that be the reason it isn't fully recognised?

It should be /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 assuming you aren't using any other 
usb, scsi, or sata drives. Change your sd(x) accordingly if you have any 
other scsi like devices.

You can also check it with cfdisk e.g. cfdisk /dev/sda (without the 
partition # for the whole device).

Jamon
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