Changes

  mkfs.ext3 -L MyLabel /dev/sdc1

  mkfs.ext3 -L MyLabel /dev/sdc1

</li><li>Make the mount point

</li><li>Make the mount point

  mkdir -p /media/affadevice

  mkdir -p /media/usbdevice

</li><li>Customize /etc/fstab as shown here: [[USBDisks#Customizing_fstab|Customizing fstab]]

</li><li>Customize /etc/fstab as shown here: [[USBDisks#Customizing_fstab|Customizing fstab]]

</li><li>Mount the drive

</li><li>Mount the drive

mount reads /etc/fstab to look for instructions on what to do if not specifically told on the command line.  After updating /etc/fstab as recommended, you can "mount" your USB disk reliably by specifying either the target directory:

mount reads /etc/fstab to look for instructions on what to do if not specifically told on the command line.  After updating /etc/fstab as recommended, you can "mount" your USB disk reliably by specifying either the target directory:

  mount /media/affadevice

  mount /media/usbdevice

or the disk label:

or the disk label:

  mount LABEL=MyLabel

  mount LABEL=MyLabel