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John1997 · 12-24-2009, 08:07 AM

I've only used the Jetbook a couple times, but no problem transferring the files to or from the internal memory on the device.

I hook up the usb cable, the system tells me I've loaded a device with pictures (similar to what comes up in Windows) and I cancel that dialog. The device shows up as a drive on the desktop. From there I can transfer files, both from the command line or the file manager.

It _is_ good advice to unmount any usb device before physically disconnecting. On Windows you open a dialog box along the bottom row. In Mandriva and Ubuntu Linux, right click on the drive icon on the desktop and choose "unmount device." When the icon disappears, it's safe to disconnect.

You could do it from the command line, but would need to figure out either the device name or where it was mounted. My system mounted it as /media/disk, so you would type umount /media/disk. For most users, it's convenient to do it from the gui.

This morning I noticed that the Jetbook powered itself down while I was transferring files. That left the icon orphaned on the desktop. If the current Jetbook firmware allows it to power down while connected to usb, that could really cause some problems.

12-24-2009, 08:07 AM	#9
John1997 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 80 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Jetbook Lite	Linux? Works with Mandriva I've only used the Jetbook a couple times, but no problem transferring the files to or from the internal memory on the device. I hook up the usb cable, the system tells me I've loaded a device with pictures (similar to what comes up in Windows) and I cancel that dialog. The device shows up as a drive on the desktop. From there I can transfer files, both from the command line or the file manager. It _is_ good advice to unmount any usb device before physically disconnecting. On Windows you open a dialog box along the bottom row. In Mandriva and Ubuntu Linux, right click on the drive icon on the desktop and choose "unmount device." When the icon disappears, it's safe to disconnect. You could do it from the command line, but would need to figure out either the device name or where it was mounted. My system mounted it as /media/disk, so you would type umount /media/disk. For most users, it's convenient to do it from the gui. This morning I noticed that the Jetbook powered itself down while I was transferring files. That left the icon orphaned on the desktop. If the current Jetbook firmware allows it to power down while connected to usb, that could really cause some problems.