Essentially, removable media services enable you to access removable media just as manual mounting does, but more easily and without the need for superuser access.
If your system has more than one type of removable device, see the following table for their access points.
Table 1–2 How to Access Data on Removable Media
Access |
Insert |
Find the Files Here |
---|---|---|
Files on the first diskette |
The diskette and type volcheck on the command line |
/floppy |
Files on the removable hard disk |
The removable hard disk and type volcheck on the command line |
/rmdisk/rmdisk0 or /rmdisk/rmdisk1 |
Files on the first CD |
The CD and wait for a few seconds |
/cdrom/volume-name |
Files on the first DVD |
The DVD and wait for a few seconds |
/cdrom/volume-name |
Table 1–3 Where to Access Removable Media
Access File Systems With This Path |
Access Raw Data With This Path |
---|---|
/floppy/floppy0 |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
/floppy/floppy1 |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy1 |
/cdrom/cdrom0 |
/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0 |
/cdrom/cdrom1 |
/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom1 |
/rmdisk/rmdisk0 or /rmdisk/rmdisk1 |
/vol/dev/aliases/rmdisk0 or /vol/dev/aliases/rmdisk1 |
/pcmem/pcmem0 |
/vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 |