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Posted Sep 06, 2008 at 2:26:18 AM
Subject: Damn Small Linux 4.4.5 help?

I'm having a problem with Damn Small Linux 4.4.5. I can get it to install to the hard drive, access the internet, what not just fine but, I am using this old Compaq Armada E500 for school work, and I need to put the files on my flash drive onto Linux DSL. But... Linux DSL won't recognize my flash drive is there. What is wrong? Ubuntu recognized it fine when I had it on my dad's Asus, but it won't run on DSL. Any help please? Thanks.

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rokytnji
Joined Jul 26, 2008
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Posted: Sep 06, 2008 5:10:21 AM
Subject: Damn Small Linux 4.4.5 help?

Are you inserting the flash drive before you boot up DSLinux. If you haven't, you need to insert it before you boot up DSLinux.

There should be a small box in the bottom right hand corner where you should be able to select the drives. I think your usb stick will be sda4. Select mount to have it recognized.

DSlinux requires a few steps to get things working because of its small size. Your help section in your distro should be able to walk you through things like drag and drop and other stuff. DSlinux has one of the better help file sections for linux distros that comes with the install.

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Shaun
Joined Dec 23, 2007
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Posted: Sep 07, 2008 1:03:10 AM
Subject: Damn Small Linux 4.4.5 help?

My old version had the mount manager, but this is the new version, 4.4.5. It doesn't. Yes, I inserted it before it boots up, and I tried mounting it using mount sda4, and mount /dev/sda4 .

Nothing will work.

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Shashank Sharma
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Posted: Sep 09, 2008 3:11:15 PM
Subject: Damn Small Linux 4.4.5 help?

With the flash-drive plugged in, open a terminal and type:
dmesg

You'll see a lot of messages on the screen as output for that command. Read through them, near the end look for the name of your flash drive. For instance, if its SanDisk, look for sandisk, and you'll also see what device it is identified as, whether sda4, or sda5, etc.

Then try to mount it with the mount command.

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rokytnji
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Posted: Sep 09, 2008 7:15:30 PM
Subject: Damn Small Linux 4.4.5 help?

In case you need to learn terms like mount command. A good link to bookmark.

http://www.linuxcommand.org/index.php

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