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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Sheldon Isaac wrote:
>
> I was given a 32Mb "drive", apparently a 'flash memory' thing, which
> plugs into a USB port.  It seems to work under Windows 98.
>
> How would I access it under BasicLinux 2.1?
>
> I tried   cfdisk  /dev/sda1  and  /dev/sda2
>
> and got messages saying no such drive?

I'm almost sure the BL kernel won't support USB (Steven?).  To use it,
you'll probably have to boot with a newer/fuller kernel, and have along
with it the right set of newer modules (modules are to Linux something
like what drivers are to Windows - the difference being that they are
specific to a particular kernel under Linux).  My expereince with even
newer versions of Linux when it comes to USB is that it's pretty
hit-and-miss.  Be prepared for a fair amount of work, learning and
frustration if you really intend to use this drive under BL/Linux.

James