Editing USB Mounting (section)

== How to Mount a USB? ==

=== Method ===

Before the Ping operation is ran and the data is saved to the computer's hard drive, a method of transferring the data to another computer must be established. To do this a USB flash drive is plugged into the computer that is in single-user mode and will run the Ping operation. 

=== Steps for Mounting ===

1. '''Search''' - To search for the drive name to mount the USB, enter the command "df". This will list all the directories, and the partition can then be identified. 

2. '''Identify''' - The partition for the hard drive is usually named ''dev/sbd1/''. However, different machines may have different names. Try to identify the correct partition by the amount of data it can store.

3. '''Mount''' - To mount the USB drive enter the command ''mount /dev/sbd1 /media/usb/''. If the name of the drive is different try ''mount /'''Name of Drive''' /media/usb/''.

4. '''Verify''' - To verify that the drive was mounted enter "df" again. If properly done, the list should include an external media drive that is available for use.

5. '''Save''' - Once the USB is mounted, the data collected can be saved to the USB. The copying command will be ''cp '''Name of File''' /media/usb/ ''.

6. '''Unmount''' - After the collection, the USB can be safely unmounted using the command "umount /media/usb". The flash drive can now be removed. 

The data can now be transferred to another computer for data analysis.

If problems arise, use the following link for assistance: 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB