[NTLUG:Discuss] how to mount sandisk card reader in Linux

[terry]

daphne and steve martindell wrote:
> I plugged in the USB Sandisk Image-Mate Smart Media card reader.
> It appears to have ennumerated correctly because it has a device
> entry at "/dev/sda".
> 
> So from what I have read on Google, I just have to mount the device
> and I should be able to copy the picture  files from the memory card.
> The memory card was written by an Olympus C700 digital camera.
> 
> this is what I have tried:
> 
> linux /root#  mount  -t  vfat  /dev/sda  /mnt/sandisk

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sandisk
when yer done
umount /mnt/sandisk

to make it easier, make an entry in /etc/fstab
dev/sda1              /mnt/sandisk        auto     noauto,users,memstick 0 0
so that after next boot, you'll only have to go
mount /mnt/sandisk

You can also create an icon on your desktop to do it FOR you if you like 
[when you click on it]:
(If you'r using KDE):
[Desktop Entry]
Dev=/dev/sda1
FSType=auto
Icon=package_games_arcade [or whatever]
MountPoint=/mnt/sandisk
Name=MemoryStick [or FlashMemory]
Type=FSDevice
UnmountIcon=3floppy_unmount
X-KDE-Dynamic-Device=true

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