Not mounted, no-driver USB device in terminal (how to access?)


 
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Old 12-01-2009
Not mounted, no-driver USB device in terminal (how to access?)

hi, i am on a quest to access and even mount if possible a drive on os x. there is no driver for the device, but it lists fine in the system profiler. can i access its location from the terminal? how? here is what i get on the system profiler:

Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: SAMSUNG
Location ID: 0x24100000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 500

how can i access this location?

thank u
# 2  
Old 12-09-2009
hello
are you in the process of mounting it or you have already mounted it and wants to access the contents.
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Old 12-09-2009
mounting and accessing both to be done

thx! so far i see through the system profiler that the device is recognized, but have no idea how to mount it or access it. i know this is possible, but without a driver we have to use its device location code... and i have no idea how to tackle this.

just know that there are thousands of people around the world wanting to do the same, and one person that made it once, but fails to reply to the forum for more than a year now. so in a way this will benefit many people too... any puzzle peace is essential
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Old 01-15-2010
do this:

Code:
diskutil list

Does the USB drive show up?
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