Re: mounting firewire/USB storate devices
Kevin Smith wrote: I'm a little new at this, but can some suggest what is the best way to mount firewire and usb storage devices ? I am using both my ipod and compact flash devices with freeBSD but I find that I do not have a simple setup that allows me to mount them easily without manually looking at the /dev directory to figure out which device number belongs to which device. (or using camcontrol devlist) and then editing the /dev/fstab file each time. I first used a /etc/fstab setup that looks like: /dev/da0s1 /sandiskmsdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 /dev/da1s2 /ipod msdos rw,noauto 0 0 That does work, however, the scsi device numbers change, depending on what is plugged in and what order you plugged them in and you end up having to fish around with camcontrol to figure out what number is assigned to what...Questions. (1) Is there an easier way to manage these devices. For example, if there is a way to auto mount them when they are plugged in that would be nice. Gnome 2.8 is supposed to support this, but I have not found any clear way on how to set it up. Take a look at devfs. (2) More general but related question...Currently with the setup I have above, if I want to use the command mount /ipod, I have to be superuser. What permissions do I need to set so that a normal user can do the mount ? -or- what group would the user have to be in. By default users on my system are in operator and wheel groups. I would suggest sudo as an easy way to do the job. Probably there is a better solution. christian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mounting firewire/USB storate devices
Kevin Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (1) Is there an easier way to manage these devices. For example, if there is a way to auto mount them when they are plugged in that would be nice. Gnome 2.8 is supposed to support this, but I have not found any clear way on how to set it up. See the comments on wiring devices in man SCSI. (2) More general but related question...Currently with the setup I have above, if I want to use the command mount /ipod, I have to be superuser. What permissions do I need to set so that a normal user can do the mount ? -or- what group would the user have to be in. By default users on my system are in operator and wheel groups. The FreeBSD FAQ has an entry on this. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mounting firewire/USB storate devices
I'm a little new at this, but can some suggest what is the best way to mount firewire and usb storage devices ? I am using both my ipod and compact flash devices with freeBSD but I find that I do not have a simple setup that allows me to mount them easily without manually looking at the /dev directory to figure out which device number belongs to which device. (or using camcontrol devlist) and then editing the /dev/fstab file each time. I first used a /etc/fstab setup that looks like: /dev/da0s1 /sandiskmsdosfs rw,noauto 0 0 /dev/da1s2 /ipod msdos rw,noauto 0 0 That does work, however, the scsi device numbers change, depending on what is plugged in and what order you plugged them in and you end up having to fish around with camcontrol to figure out what number is assigned to what...Questions. (1) Is there an easier way to manage these devices. For example, if there is a way to auto mount them when they are plugged in that would be nice. Gnome 2.8 is supposed to support this, but I have not found any clear way on how to set it up. (2) More general but related question...Currently with the setup I have above, if I want to use the command mount /ipod, I have to be superuser. What permissions do I need to set so that a normal user can do the mount ? -or- what group would the user have to be in. By default users on my system are in operator and wheel groups. Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
