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 ====== Removable Media ====== ====== Removable Media ======
  
-To access a data CD on a linux workstation, insert the CD and type the command:+To access data CDs and hot-plugged USB storage devices on linux workstations, simply insert the CD or connect the device. The media should mount automatically, placing an icon on the desktop and opening a listing of the files on the device. This also adds a corresponding entry under /media with a name based on the label of the media.
  
-  mount /media/cdrom+When finished, you should dismount the device prior to removing it by either right clicking on the desktop icon or using the File menu of its file listing, and then selecting Unmount.
  
-or+Note, however, that on our newer Linux installs running SL5 this will only happen when running under a graphical environment. For devices to be automatically mounted while at the console, start the "gnome-volume-manager":
  
-  mount /media/cdrecorder+   gnome-volume-manager --sm-disable
  
-depending on whether your workstation is fitted with a CD-ROM or CD burning drive.+This forks by itself into the background and will now mount devices into /media for you.
  
-The CD contents will then be accessible under that directory name. When finished, you should dismount the device (eg "''umount /media/cdrom''") before removing it.+===== Burning CDs =====
  
-You can also use hot-plugged firewire or USB storage devices. To mount a device after connecting it, type: +For CD/DVD burning, we recommend using ''k3b''
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-  mount /media/usbdisk +
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-When finished, you should dismount the device using the ''umount'' command before removing it. +
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-===== Burning CDs =====+
  
-For CD/DVD burning, we recommend using **cdrecord** for basic burning of ISO images, or **k3b** for more advanced use.+From the command line, you can also use ''cdrecord'', but it requires more understanding to use, and we will not attempt to provide a tutorial here.
computing/department/unix/removable_media.1181575908.txt.gz · Last modified: 2007/06/11 10:31 by rubin

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