The same is true for USB drives in most cases. -- Joseph C. Lininger jbahm at pcdesk.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawes, Stephen" <Stephen.Dawes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:15 AM Subject: A device Question: Can anyone tell me what the device is for a USB-drive? I know that to mount an ide drive, the device is: /dev/hdX# a scsi drive, the device is: /dev/sdX# If memory serves me correctly, A zip-drive, the device is: /dev/sdX# (this is because the zip drive is treated as pseudo scsi, or so I was once told.) Thank you in advance! Steve Dawes Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE:: This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation.