Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 09:20:48AM -0700, Scott wrote: I am slogging through blfs. I *think* I have finally tracked down all of the requirements for HAL, but have some questions. Looking at the config details, I see a lot of mention of gnome, and wonder if I am doing the right thing. My ultimate system will be mainly console-based; if I get so far as getting X running, it will use a lightweight wm such as fluxbox. However, it will be essential that access to samba shares and usb plug-in devices be available transparently to the user. Well, with a Monk-ish abhorrence of an unanswered thread, I'll answer my own question: Read clear to the bottom of the page, you idiot, then check out ivman. Scott. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
Scott wrote: Well, with a Monk-ish abhorrence of an unanswered thread, I'll answer my own question: Well, I'd say Dan gave an excellent effort in trying to help you. Why would you say unanswered thread? -- Randy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:22:48AM -0800, Dan Nicholson wrote: On the other hand, if you're comfortable with autofs and can get a working setup, it will probably be simpler to use that. HAL can provide a much richer and more dynamic experience, but the setup can be difficult. If you want a working system today, it might be easier to use autofs. Dan, Thank you for your comprehensive reply, which I somehow hadn't yet seen! I guess I had completely overlooked the Automate mounting of file systems page which discusses autofs! There is a link there to a gentoo-wiki.com HOWTO which unfortunately appears to be broken. (They lost their whole database. Sounds like something I would do) Does anyone have some other such resources? Thanks, Scott Swanson -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
Scott wrote: There is a link there to a gentoo-wiki.com HOWTO which unfortunately appears to be broken. (They lost their whole database. Sounds like something I would do) Does anyone have some other such resources? Umm... Google autofs howto? -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 08:32:48AM -0600, Randy McMurchy wrote: Scott wrote: Well, with a Monk-ish abhorrence of an unanswered thread, I'll answer my own question: Well, I'd say Dan gave an excellent effort in trying to help you. Why would you say unanswered thread? As I said with great embarassment, I had somehow not seen his reply. Wasn't threading right on mutt, or I had threading turned off or something. As to the suggestion to google, well yes, I just thought maybe I'd point out that the link is broken in case anyone cares. If I find anything good, I will pass it along. I find that 'howto' sites vary immensely in quality, just thought maybe someone knew of one to compare to the one originally published on the page. Sorry, I will crawl back in my cave. Scott. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Scott harv...@montana.com wrote: Hi, I am slogging through blfs. I *think* I have finally tracked down all of the requirements for HAL, but have some questions. Looking at the config details, I see a lot of mention of gnome, and wonder if I am doing the right thing. My ultimate system will be mainly console-based; if I get so far as getting X running, it will use a lightweight wm such as fluxbox. However, it will be essential that access to samba shares and usb plug-in devices be available transparently to the user. Can anyone point me in the right direction here? I have had great success with autofs on my old (Mandrake 7.1 - can't even remember what kernel) system with samba; of course, that kernel doesn't even recognize usb. However, an updated Mandrivel 2009 seems to have difficulties: recognizes the shares, but can't access them. (Works okay if I run a gnome app such as nautilus) I don't really know what I'm doing, and want to get LFS put together to work flawlessly, so I sure will appreciate any advice! HAL runs as root and has a Mount method that allows unprivileged users to mount devices. The automatic part comes into play when there is a service that listens for HAL events that a mountable device shows up. It then tells HAL to mount it if it believes the user is privileged. For GNOME, this role is played by gnome-volume-manager/gnome-mount or nautilus/gvfs in more recent releases. Two more generic tools that would make more sense on the console are ivman (to listen to HAL events) and pmount (to handle the mounting). I've never set this up personally, but I know it can work. On the other hand, if you're comfortable with autofs and can get a working setup, it will probably be simpler to use that. HAL can provide a much richer and more dynamic experience, but the setup can be difficult. If you want a working system today, it might be easier to use autofs. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
HAL vs autofs vs ? - need some tips
Hi, I am slogging through blfs. I *think* I have finally tracked down all of the requirements for HAL, but have some questions. Looking at the config details, I see a lot of mention of gnome, and wonder if I am doing the right thing. My ultimate system will be mainly console-based; if I get so far as getting X running, it will use a lightweight wm such as fluxbox. However, it will be essential that access to samba shares and usb plug-in devices be available transparently to the user. Can anyone point me in the right direction here? I have had great success with autofs on my old (Mandrake 7.1 - can't even remember what kernel) system with samba; of course, that kernel doesn't even recognize usb. However, an updated Mandrivel 2009 seems to have difficulties: recognizes the shares, but can't access them. (Works okay if I run a gnome app such as nautilus) I don't really know what I'm doing, and want to get LFS put together to work flawlessly, so I sure will appreciate any advice! TIA, Scott Swanson -- Truth is the most valuable thing we have -- so let us economize it. -- Mark Twain -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
