UC-7400-LX Plus User’s Manual
Managing Embedded Linux
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Connecting Peripherals
USB Mass Storage
The UC-7420-LX Plus supports PNP (plug-n-play), and hot pluggability for connecting USB mass
storage devices. The UC-7420-LX Plus has a built-in auto mount utility that eases the mounting
procedure. The first USB mass storage device to be connected will be mounted automatically by
mount
to
/mnt/sda
, and the second device will be mounted automatically to
/mnt/sdb
. The
UC-7420-LX Plus will be un-mounted automatically with the
umount
command when the device
is disconnected.
ATTENTION
Remember to type the
#sync
command before you disconnect the USB mass storage device. If
you don’t issue the command, you may lose some data.
Remember to exit the
/mnt/sda
or
/mnt/sdb
directory when you disconnect the USB mass
storage device. If you stay in /mnt/sda or /mnt/sda, the auto un-mount process will fail. If that
happens, type
#umount /mnt/sda
to un-mount the USB device manually.
The UC-7420-LX Plus only supports certain types of flash disk USB mass storage devices. The
Following USB flash disks are supported:
San Sandisk Cruzer mini 128MB
Sandisk Cruzer Crossfire 1GB
Sandisk Cruzer mini 2GB
Intel Flash Memory 128MB
Abocom 128MB
PQI 256MB
Transcend JetFlash 1G
Transcend JetFlash 128MB
Transcend JetFlash V30 1GB
Transcend JetFlash V30 2GB
ADATA My Flash 1G
ADATA My Flash 2G
Some USB flash disks and hard disks may not be compatible with the UC-7420-LX Plus. Check
compatibility issues before you purchase a USB device to connect to the UC-7420-LX Plus.
CF Mass Storage
Some models of the UC-7400-LX Plus support PNP and hot pluggability for connecting a CF mass
storage device.The UC-7400-LX Plus has a built-in auto mount utility that eases the mount
procedure. The CF mass storage device will be mounted automatically by the
mount
command to
/mnt/hda
. The UC-7400-LX Plus will be un-mounted automatically by
umount
when you
disconnect it.