From: tei <42...@in...> - 2004-05-19 12:52:20
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Sean Covel wrote: > Robert, > > I finally had a chance to look at this again. The line you added to > your xml file seems to be missing the beginning. > > dmdiage.exe reported my usb device as K:\Device\HardDisk1\DP(1)0-0+3 > > I added: > > <block_device index="2" enabled="true" /> > where is the path? you need the "windows-ish" name, and the result like will be something like this (not exactly this, I suspect): <block_device index="2" path="\Device\Harddisk1\DP(1)0-0+3" enabled="true" /> > I then started coLinux and did the following: > > mkdir /mnt/usb > mount -t vfat /dev/cobd2 /mnt/usb > > I got the following error: > > mount: /dev/cobd2: Can't read Superblock > > Its formatted Fat32. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Sean > > Robert Citek wrote: > >> >> Hello Sean, >> >> On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 19:00 US/Central, Sean Covel wrote: >> >>> I'd appreciate any information you have. I'm on Win2k, coLinux >>> 20040509, and the Gentoo "delux" image. >> >> >> >> I can't find my notes anywhere. Off the top of my head, you need to >> get the tool called dmdiag.exe. IIRC, you get this from Microsoft but >> google to be sure. Install it and run it. Then insert your USB stick >> and run it again. >> >> Here's an example when I use my USB stick. Here's a very abbreviated >> portions of dmdiag.exe output before: >> >> ---------- Drive letter to device name, QueryDosDevice() ---------- >> >> D: \Device\CdRom0 >> A: \Device\Floppy0 >> C: \Device\HarddiskVolume1 >> >> Here's a very abbreviated portions of dmdiag.exe output after: >> >> ---------- Drive letter to device name, QueryDosDevice() ---------- >> >> D: \Device\CdRom0 >> E: \Device\Harddisk1\DP(1)0-0+3 >> A: \Device\Floppy0 >> C: \Device\HarddiskVolume1 >> >> Notice the new device E:\. That's my USB stick. I then add this line >> to my defaults.colinux.xml: >> >> enabled="true" /> >> >> The index number will change depending on how many devices you already >> have defined and will be accessible within colinux as /dev/cobd2 (as >> in _co_linux _b_lock _d_evice 2. After I start colinux, I can mount >> the usb stick like so: >> >> # mkdir /mnt/usb >> # mount /dev/cobd2 /mnt/usb >> UMSDOS 0.86k (compatibility level 0.4, fast msdos) >> # dir /mnt/usb/ >> total 2620 >> drwxr--r-- 3 root root 16896 Jan 1 1970 . >> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 18 00:32 .. >> ... >> # umount /mnt/usb >> >> This is a simple way for Windows to communicate with coLinux. >> However, only one system can be accessing the device at a time. So, >> you will need to unmount before Windows can see it and all Windows or >> files that are accessing the device must be closed on the Windows side >> before you can mount it again. >> >> Hope this helps. The above is tested on a Win2K machine running >> coLinux 20040509 with the Debian image. If you get USB to work for >> you, I'd like to encourage you to write up your experiences and post >> them on the wiki, especially if you are using a different host OS, >> snapshot, or image. >> >> Regards, >> - Robert >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > _______________________________________________ > coLinux-users mailing list > coL...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/colinux-users > |