how to mount USB drive on system startup
Dear all, I am trying to make sure my USB hard drive will be available when system has finished booting. So: $ grep usbd /etc/rc.conf usbd_enable=YES and $ grep backup /etc/fstab /dev/ad3s1d /backup ufs rw 2 2 But when I restart the system (FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p1), it complains that it cannot mount /backup. mount: /backup: No such file or directory Mounting /etc/fstab filesystem failed. Startup aborted. I am sure there is something very simple that I need to do, so I'll appreciate your suggestions! Thanks! -- Zbigniew Szalbot www.LCWords.com smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: how to mount USB drive on system startup
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am trying to make sure my USB hard drive will be available when system has finished booting. So: $ grep usbd /etc/rc.conf usbd_enable=YES and $ grep backup /etc/fstab /dev/ad3s1d /backup ufs rw 2 2 But when I restart the system (FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p1), it complains that it cannot mount /backup. mount: /backup: No such file or directory Mounting /etc/fstab filesystem failed. Startup aborted. I am sure there is something very simple that I need to do, so I'll appreciate your suggestions! Thanks! mkdir /backup -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards! --from a /. post ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to mount USB drive on system startup
Hello, Odhiambo Washington: On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Zbigniew Szalbot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am trying to make sure my USB hard drive will be available when system has finished booting. So: $ grep usbd /etc/rc.conf usbd_enable=YES and $ grep backup /etc/fstab /dev/ad3s1d /backup ufs rw 2 2 But when I restart the system (FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p1), it complains that it cannot mount /backup. mount: /backup: No such file or directory Mounting /etc/fstab filesystem failed. Startup aborted. I am sure there is something very simple that I need to do, so I'll appreciate your suggestions! Thanks! mkdir /backup [shaking my head in disbelief...] it should have been so easy! Shame on me :) Many thanks! -- Zbigniew Szalbot www.LCWords.com smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: how to mount USB drive on system startup
On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 09:45:55AM +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Dear all, I am trying to make sure my USB hard drive will be available when system has finished booting. So: $ grep usbd /etc/rc.conf usbd_enable=YES and $ grep backup /etc/fstab /dev/ad3s1d /backup ufs rw 2 2 But when I restart the system (FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p1), it complains that it cannot mount /backup. mount: /backup: No such file or directory Mounting /etc/fstab filesystem failed. Startup aborted. I am sure there is something very simple that I need to do, so I'll appreciate your suggestions! Thanks! Well, the first thing that comes to mind is, did you make the /backup mountpoint eg 'mkdir /backup' at some time? Is it really there? Next question is, did you build a filesystem on the USB? eg [fdisk] bsdlabel and newfs Check it by running fdisk and bsdlabel on it just to read what it thinks is there, as in: fdisk ad3 bsdlabel ad3s1 I make all my USB stuff as 'noauto' in /etc/fstab and then manually mount them later when needed and I have never had a problem - with either ufs or msdos filesystem types. I don't think you have to do it that way, but check it out and see if it makes any difference. eg change 'rw' to 'rw,noauto' in fstab, boot and then try to do the mount. If it makes a difference, then maybe there is something to file a PR on, but it would take further investigation to nail it down. jerry -- Zbigniew Szalbot www.LCWords.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
