Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual page 135

Chapter 13. Diskettes and CD-ROMs
To mount your USB drive manually:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Enter the command
To mount your USB drive with Nautilus
1. Open the Computer window from the desktop.
2. Double-click the USB key icon, or right-click on the icon and select Mount Volume.
13.5.2. Accessing the USB drive
You can access your USB drive from the desktop or from a shell prompt. From the desktop, you can
either double-click the icon or you can first open the Computer window, then double-click the USB
drive icon. From a shell prompt, enter the command cd /media/<manufacturer>, making
sure to replace <manufacturer> with the drive's manufacturer.
13.5.3. Unmounting the USB drive
You must unmount your USB drive before removing it from your system, or problems similar to those
that can affect diskettes may aflict your USB drive.
To unmount your USB drive manually:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Enter the command
To unmount your USB drive with Nautilus
1. Locate the USB drive icon on your desktop or inside the Computer window.
2. Right-click on the icon and select Unmount Volume.
Once the USB drive has been unmounted, you may safely remove it from your USB port.
Tip
The icon for the USB drive will remain visible from the Computer window as long as the drive is
plugged in to the port. It will remain visible even if the drive is not mounted. If you think your drive
should have files on it but cannot see them, verify that the drive is mounted.
mount /media/ < manufacturer > /
umount /media/ < manufacturer >
.
at the shell prompt.
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