From 68404375e9bf94991029a1a169960fd72a397422 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Ouellet Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 04:34:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Quality over quantity --- configuration/external-device-mount-point.md | 17 ----------------- doc.md | 1 - 2 files changed, 18 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 configuration/external-device-mount-point.md diff --git a/configuration/external-device-mount-point.md b/configuration/external-device-mount-point.md deleted file mode 100644 index e37e64b3..00000000 --- a/configuration/external-device-mount-point.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: doc -title: External Device Mount Point -permalink: /doc/external-device-mount-point/ -redirect_from: -- /en/doc/external-device-mount-point/ -- /doc/ExternalDeviceMountPoint/ -- /wiki/ExternalDeviceMountPoint/ ---- - -All external storage devices connected to an AppVM using the Fedora template can be found under - -~~~ -/run/media/user/ -~~~ - -...of that AppVM's filesystem. diff --git a/doc.md b/doc.md index 6770feeb..f5f32b68 100644 --- a/doc.md +++ b/doc.md @@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ Configuration Guides * [Configuration Files](/doc/config-files/) * [How to set up a ProxyVM as a VPN Gateway](/doc/vpn/) * [Storing AppVMs on Secondary Drives](/doc/secondary-storage/) - * [Where are my external storage devices mounted?](/doc/external-device-mount-point/) * [Multibooting](/doc/multiboot/) * [Resizing AppVM and HVM Disk Images](/doc/resize-disk-image/) * [Extending `root.img` Size](/doc/resize-root-disk-image/) From 5ea9c9af8abc0a2db79a6ca74f88ab40fcd08a9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Ouellet Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:43:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add mount point note back in user FAQ --- basics_user/user-faq.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/basics_user/user-faq.md b/basics_user/user-faq.md index 4c17e488..80dca76f 100644 --- a/basics_user/user-faq.md +++ b/basics_user/user-faq.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Qubes Users' FAQ * [I assigned a PCI device to a qube, then unassigned it/shut down the …](#i-assigned-a-pci-device-to-a-qube-then-unassigned-itshut-down-the-qube-why-isnt-the-device-available-in-dom0) * [How do I install Flash in a Debian qube?](#how-do-i-install-flash-in-a-debian-qube) * [How do I play video files?](#how-do-i-play-video-files) + * [Where are my external storage devices mounted?](#where-are-my-external-storage-devices-mounted) * [My encrypted drive doesn't appear in Debian qube?](#my-encrypted-drive-doesnt-appear-in-debian-qube) * [Windows Update is stuck.](#windows-update-is-stuck) * [Fullscreen Firefox is frozen.](#fullscreen-firefox-is-frozen) @@ -406,6 +407,10 @@ For Fedora: 4. Use VLC to play your video files. +### Where are my external storage devices mounted? + +At least on Fedora-based VMs (and likely others), they can be found mounted under `/run/media/user/`. + ### My encrypted drive doesn't appear in Debian qube. This is an issue that affects qubes based on Debian Jessie. From 6f587e06cde23bc60c9226f2aa4b4529b73ad4c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Ouellet Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 05:09:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Improve external drive FAQ entry --- basics_user/user-faq.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/basics_user/user-faq.md b/basics_user/user-faq.md index 80dca76f..723aca91 100644 --- a/basics_user/user-faq.md +++ b/basics_user/user-faq.md @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Qubes Users' FAQ * [I assigned a PCI device to a qube, then unassigned it/shut down the …](#i-assigned-a-pci-device-to-a-qube-then-unassigned-itshut-down-the-qube-why-isnt-the-device-available-in-dom0) * [How do I install Flash in a Debian qube?](#how-do-i-install-flash-in-a-debian-qube) * [How do I play video files?](#how-do-i-play-video-files) - * [Where are my external storage devices mounted?](#where-are-my-external-storage-devices-mounted) + * [How do I access my external drive?](#how-do-i-access-my-external-drive) * [My encrypted drive doesn't appear in Debian qube?](#my-encrypted-drive-doesnt-appear-in-debian-qube) * [Windows Update is stuck.](#windows-update-is-stuck) * [Fullscreen Firefox is frozen.](#fullscreen-firefox-is-frozen) @@ -407,9 +407,13 @@ For Fedora: 4. Use VLC to play your video files. -### Where are my external storage devices mounted? +### How do I access my external drive? -At least on Fedora-based VMs (and likely others), they can be found mounted under `/run/media/user/`. +External media such as external hard drives or flash drives plugged in via USB are available in the sys-usb VM. +They can either be manually mounted with the `mount` command, or accessed conveniently via the graphical file manager which mounts them under `/run/media/user`. + +Devices which are passed from one VM to another via `qvm-block` show up as `/dev/xvd*` and must be mounted manually. +See ["How to attach USB drives"](/doc/usb/#how-to-attach-usb-drives) for more information. ### My encrypted drive doesn't appear in Debian qube. From 1f9b652d47378b75d8bd924e521a9cc2faea458d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Ouellet Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 05:14:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Redirect external mount point page to USB docs --- common-tasks/usb.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/common-tasks/usb.md b/common-tasks/usb.md index fbaec8e9..b5e8ddef 100644 --- a/common-tasks/usb.md +++ b/common-tasks/usb.md @@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ redirect_from: - /en/doc/stick-mounting/ - /doc/StickMounting/ - /wiki/StickMounting/ +- /doc/external-device-mount-point/ +- /en/doc/external-device-mount-point/ +- /doc/ExternalDeviceMountPoint/ +- /wiki/ExternalDeviceMountPoint/ - /doc/usbvm/ - /en/doc/usbvm/ - /doc/USBVM/