Knoppix not reading USB memory stick

[pdc]

I have just installed Knoppix from a Linux Format DVD; the only problem is I cannot read any of my USB memory sticks;

it says :could not mount device: the reported error was: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1

missing codepage or other error

try dmesg | tail;

when I did this, I get dad@box:â€*~‬$â€* ‬dmesgâ€* | ‬tailSCSI device sda:â€* ‬4077568â€* ‬512-byte hdwr sectorsâ€* (‬2088â€* ‬MBâ€*)

sda:â€* ‬Write Protect is off
sda:â€* ‬Mode Sense:â€* ‬03â€* ‬00â€* ‬00â€* ‬00
sda:â€* ‬assuming drive cache:â€* ‬write through
â€* ‬sda:â€* ‬sda1
sdâ€* ‬0:0:0:0:â€* ‬Attached scsi removable disk sda
usb-storage:â€* ‬device scan complete
lp0:â€* ‬using parport0â€* (‬interrupt-drivenâ€*)‬.
lp0:â€* ‬console ready
FAT:â€* ‬Unrecognized mount optionâ€* "‬uid=knoppixâ€*" ‬or missing value
pdc@box:â€*~‬$

can anyone advise on how to fix this problem please

[hal8000]

Yes, I had the same problem. Its fixed by altering your filesystem table

Use your faourite editor and open /etc/fstab

include a line:

/dev/sda1 /media/usbpeb -t fat noauto,exec,uid=name,gid=name 0 0

Make sure you create a mountpoint, /media/usbpen in the above example and also
change "name" to your login name in both uid and gid
That should work.
If knoppix complains that you cannot write to the drive, then use chmod 666 on the mountpoint

Hope that helps