-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Olof Bjarnason wrote:
> > Maybe 'autoconfigure' is an inaccurate word for what I mean. What I > mean is the following: > > 1. I put in a hard drive into my computer. This is in a format > readable[/writable] by Mandrake, ie. previously formatted > [and used] > > 2. When I boot Mandrake linux, a notification popup appears, > telling me > > "A new hard drive has been installed. Do you want to > mount it so Mandrake can use it?" > > and if so for example > > "Proposed mount point: /mnt/win_d" > > and the user may choose directory name Doesn't harddrake already do something like this? (sorry, I always avoid harddrake, since I have a removable drive, and I don't want it to *remove* it's entries ...). > > 3. Mandrake updates /etc/fstab and such (I am new to linux > and don't now the details) to make it happen > > All this is what I refer to when I say "autoconfigure" > > > #> please give me a pointer, and I apologize for taking up your time. > #Yes. Mandrake Control Center -> Mount Points -> Diskdrake > > Okey. I tried the Diskdrake program. What I could do there seemed > limited to partitioning tasks, not the mounting which I am talking > about. Am I still off the road? > Click on the partition, you will see buttons available pertaining to the partition, such as "mount point" and "mount". You will need to use both. BTW, while on removable drives, diskdrake should make it easier for a user to mark a drive as removable (noauto, and place two 0's in the last two fields in fstab), so that instead of them getting a warning from fsck on next boot without the drive telling them their harddrive has failed, it boots silently ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/FUcirJK6UGDSBKcRAtJrAJ4iCSPxcgQjH8aDpUnrJZXsvvhfaACgu8YG BHGkwhmP3f51qAHv+96dRaU= =RSpA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
