Overview of Accessing Removable Media
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 the media contains a file system and a label, the media
label name is used to name the /media/pathname mount point. If a label is
not present, the disk model name is used to name the media,
such as /media/cdrom. A generic nickname is used only for legacy symbolic links.
For example, /rmdisk/rmdisk0.
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 |
Unlabeled Media Pathnames |
Labeled Media Pathname Examples |
|---|
Files on
a diskette |
The diskette and type volcheck on the command line |
/media/floppy |
/media/FD-05PUB |
Files on a
removable hard disk |
The removable hard disk and type volcheck on the command line |
/media/usb-disk
or the legacy path /rmdisk/rmdisk0 |
/media/00JB-00CRA0 |
Files on a CD |
The CD and wait for a
few seconds |
/media/cdrom |
/media/sol_9_sparc |
Files on a DVD |
The DVD and wait for a few seconds |
/media/cdrom |
/media/SOL_11_X86 |
You can use the rmmount -l command to identify mounted media on your
system. For example:
# rmmount -l
/dev/dsk/c5t0d0p0 rmdisk6,/media/FD-05PUB
/dev/dsk/c4t0d3p0 rmdisk5,/media/223UHS-SD-MMC
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0s2 cdrom1,cd1,sr1,SOL_11_X86,/media/SOL_11_X86
/dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0 rmdisk2,/media/00JB-00CRA0
In the above output, the mounted devices are as follows:
- /dev/dsk/c5t0d0p0
USB floppy
- /dev/dsk/c4t0d3p0
CF card in a USB card reader
- /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s2
DVD-ROM
- /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Removable USB disk
