Using USB in Ubuntu 8.04 Server Running on VMWare6

====ENV:

Windows XP SP2; VMWare 6.0; Ubuntu 8.04 Server installed in VMWare

====Steps:

1. Enable USB service in VMWare;

2. Start Ubuntu 8.04 Server and "sudo modprobe usb-storage" to make sure the usb is enabled in Ubuntu 8.04 Server;

3. Insert USB mobile disk. VMware will discover it and then prompt you to install the driver. Just go ahead and install it. After your finishing drivering, Ubuntu 8.04 Server will discover the mobile disk;

4. Ok, now we will mount our mobile disk. sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt. Attention pls: sdb1 will be variable. Please check your own /dev.

5. cd /mnt; ls; Enjoy!!