Make sure you have permissions to mount external SCSI & USB devices Kernel that comes with a supported distribution you do not need The kernels that are included by default in most major distributionsĪlready have these features, so if you are using the default DeviceDrivers-> USB Mass Storage Support DeviceDrivers-> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support DeviceDrivers-> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support

DeviceDrivers-> Support for Host-side USB DeviceDrivers->SCSIDeviceSupport->SCSICDROMSupport If you compile your own kernel, you must include the following in it: Please note that the following important details: Thank you for your interest in using IronKey on Linux. The version of Linux Mint we are using here is Mint 10 (Julia) main edition.

I managed to find a little text file on using Linux to open up the Ironkey (as read below), but I found it rather vague and it assumes the password menu comes up, which it doesn't.

In this instence it won't even come up with the menu to put in the password. It does recognise its existence when you plug it in, but it won't let you open it.įor those that don't know an Ironkey is a secure and encripted USB stick that requires a password to open it.

I have been trying to open my work Ironkey USB stick (flash drive), but for some strange reason Linux Mint is not allowing me to open it. Does anyone out there know how to get Linux Mint to open up an Ironkey USB stick?

Ironkey flash drive