I want to connect a USB device to my Sherline computer. How do I configure Linux?
Transferring programs from a Windows computer can be done on a floppy disk or a CD, but flash memory devices and cards are also an easy way to transfer data using the USB port. Sherline Linux versions 4.38 and higher already have USB support, so your flash device is accessible from a USB icon on the desktop. Clicking on the icon opens the flash drive when it is plugged in. In Ubuntu Linux it is no longer necessary to “mount” and “unmount” the drive. If you have an older version of Linux that does not have USB support, here is how to configure your Linux computer to accept them: Installing a USB flash memory device in Linux ∙ Boot up to the Linux desktop. ∙ Go to root directory. (NOTE: Type carefully; changes made incorrectly can cause severe damage that will require a complete reinstallation to fix!) ∙ To open the root directory, go to the lower left-hand corner of the Linux desktop and click on the K-icon. (It is where the Start menu would be in Windows.) Select Logout > End session o
