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   Snuhwolf to earlcolby.pottinger@sympatico.ca   
   Re: USB Mass Storage for BeOS   
   10 Jan 07 14:27:23   
   
   From: snuhwolf5150@hotmail.com   
      
   earlcolby.pottinger@sympatico.ca wrote:   
   > Snuhwolf wrote:   
   >> earlcolby.pottinger@sympatico.ca wrote:   
   >>> I notice a number of people have problems getting the USB Mass Storage   
   >>> working.   
   >>>   
   >>> Due to the driver code I am working on I end up wiping the USB off my   
   >>> BeOS accidentally, but often.   
   >>>   
   >>> I find the manual instructions hard to follow and if you make one   
   >>> mistake, it fails.  So I create a easy to install archive with symbolic   
   >>> links to all the needed area, and a prepare script to do the rest.   
   >>> Should I post this to BeBits?   
   >> YES :)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   It is after-all the same info that is   
   >>> already available on BeBits, just differently organized.   
   >>>   
   >> But if you have a script that gets the sym links right you might have   
   >> solved the "problems" for a lot of less technical people.   
   >> :)   
   >   
   > Ok it is on BeBits.   
   >   
   Downloaded it...   
      
   > Just drag the bash_history to a terminal window to create all the   
   > proper links.   
   >   
   Then I made a folder and expanded to that folder. then copy & pasted the   
     bash history file into terminal and hit enter.   
   But when I rebooted BeOS still didnt see my usb stick.   
   Did I miss a step?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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