how to make YDL reconize an Usb drive -- ALSO

[Derick Centeno]

Hi Miguel:

First, you should be using YDL 3, and BootX.  OR you could you BootX 
together with YDL 4.  Here's the link to do YDL 4 and BootX;

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=381

Assuming you have done that and everything works and you can boot into 
YDL from whatever Classic Mac OS you use, the issue now is whether YDL 
can see the USB drive.
Here's the tricky part (which is sad as you are a newbie, but if you 
follow through you may not be a newbie any longer):  YDL 3 and 4 have 
the capacity to load the appropriate drivers needed to see USB drives 
and mount them IF the drivers were installed when the kernels were 
designed!  The good news is that most likely it's been done for you and 
all you have to do is check whether Linux actually sees the devices and 
lists them within a terminal.

If the drives appear together with all the other drives listed which 
Linux sees, then you are "in business".  To mount the drive so that you 
can transfer files, erase files and otherwise control the drive from 
WITHIN LINUX just follow the instructions in

man mount

or

info mount

execute these commands from within a terminal, and it is a good habit 
to be in superuser when doing such things.
Norberto's instructions are perfect for you.  Keep in mind that being 
superuser is the same thing as using root.  Using superuser is a bit 
faster as it gives you root status. When your done just exit and you'll 
be back in a regular user account.  You DID set up a regular user 
account didn't you?

So:

$ su
password:
# mount  (do whatever you would do as root)
# exit (use this command when you are finished using the commands and 
features available as root)
$ (THIS SYMBOLIZES THAT YOU ARE BACK TO THE USER LEVEL)

Buena suerte, compañero.

Hasta Luego!!


On Aug 12, 2005, at 4:50 PM, Miguel A. Alvarez wrote:

>     I have a iMac G3 233MHZ and I would like t find out how to make it 
> to reconized and mount it.  Any suggestions...
>
> Regards
> Miguel
>
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