usb device can not mount

[oranoos3000]

hi
i have an usb device that windows os can identify it but sorry in ubuntu(9.4) can't use this , error is use device can not mount
how i can identify what is on hard?
how i handy mount this?

thanks alot for your help.

[ashitpro]

First you have to figure out device name that linux is allocating to usb, it could be something like /dev/sdb1 etc.

To find out, plug the usb drive and hit the 'dmesg' command. see whats the device name.

Then use mount command:

mount /dev/<devicename> /mnt/usb

PS: create directory named /mnt/usb, it will act as a mount point.

[Nepomuk]

The command

lsusb

will list all USB devices connected to the computer. If it doesn't show up there, it will be more difficult (if possible) to get it running.

Other than that, I'd recommend piping the dmesg command through tail like such:

dmesg | tail

as that way you'll only get the last 10 lines instead of everything dmesg has to say.

Oh, and to list all partitions that your system knows of, use the command

ls /dev/sd??

(or

ls /dev/sd*

if you want to list all such devices and their partitions).

In case you didn't know, to create the directory /mnt/usb, use the command

sudo mkdir /mnt/usb

and then mount the device with sudo:

mount /dev/sdb1 -t auto /mnt/usb

(if it is sdb1 that is).

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[oranoos3000]

i'm sorry my
my question is changed incorrectly by administrator of the site,
i use ubuntu 10.4 , my laptop is dell inspiron 1564 and my problem is my wireless network isnt identify and i dont find suitable driver for it in other sites

thanks alot for your help

[numberwhun]

@oranoos3000 I hate to say it, but I don't see where anyone has edited your post. It looks to be in its original posting form without editing.

I would read @Nepomuk's post and try what he said.

Regards,

Jeff