> this is 2.6 > i should have mentioned that it shows up as mounted, but appears to be unasable. [it worked perfectly in 5.04 by the way] >so, maybe it's not a "mount" issue.. [?] >i get the following error when trying to use the drive: "Could not enter folder /media/usb0"
> the propeties are: Name: Removable Device (sda1) Type: Mounted Removeable Medium Modified: 2006-01-02 1:21PM Owner: root*root Permissions: dr-x Base URL: file:///media/usb0 Device Node: /dev/sda1 Free: 97.2 GB Total: 111.8 GB Used: 14.6 GB Usage: 13% On 1/13/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Carl Crider wrote: > > > hey there, i've got a box loaded with ubuntu, well, kubuntu 5.10actually. > > is this 2.4? > > if 2.6, do you have a working udev? > > > anyway, i think i may be having a total brain-fart moment > > here, as i cant seem to get the drive mounted. > > > > here's my fstab: > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > > # > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > /dev/hdb1 / ext3 > > defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid,nouser 0 1 > > /dev/hdb5 none swap sw 0 0 > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 > > /dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 > > /dev/sda1 /media/usb0 auto ,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid,user 0 0 > > in 2.4 usb devices are named in the order of kernel > discovery. If you plugged two usb drives in, the 2nd one > will be /dev/sdb. Look in the logs to see that a device > (/dev/sd[a-z]) has been recognised. Mount the name you see. > There's no point in having an entry in /etc/fstab, as the > device won't have the same name each time you insert it. > > You could go the LABEL route. LABEL your drive, then use a > line like > > LABEL=pny /pny ext3 noauto 0 0 > > in your /etc/fstab. Of course then all external drives have > to be labelled, or mount won't mount an unLABELled removable > drive. I don't know the fix for that, and no-one else here > seems to either. > > In 2.6, udev assigns names based on udev rules. You don't > mount the device discovered by the kernel (/dev/sda) but > udev's mapping on it eg /dev/pny (the name I give my PNY > brand flash disk). If this is the case, look up the HOWTOs > for writing udev rules. > > Joe > > -- > Joseph Mack NA3T EME(B,D), FM05lw North Carolina > jmack (at) wm7d (dot) net - azimuthal equidistant map > generator at http://www.wm7d.net/azproj.shtml > Homepage http://www.austintek.com/ It's GNU/Linux! > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Carl Crider -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
