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[Lamotkin AT softhome.net]

3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org writes: 

> Lamotkin AT softhome.net wrote:
> > Does anybody know how to edit '/etc/mtab' ?
> > It's a symlink to '/proc/mounts' (it's size==0 !!!)
>
> In BL1 and BL2 /etc/mtab is the file used by mount to keep 
> track of what filesystems are currently mounted.  It writes
> to /etc/mtab every time it mounts or umounts. 
>
> BL3 is different.  /etc/mtab is just a window on /proc/mounts 
> (you can't edit it).  The reason for this is:  the busybox 
> mount in BL3 does not write to /etc/mtab.  In order to see 
> the current situation, you need to look in /proc/mounts. 
>
> > 'ERROR 22' occurs when I'm trying to save the file. 
>
> Why are you trying to save /etc/mtab? 
>
> > It's all to gain access to my Fujitsu M25-MCC3064AP
> > MO drive (640 Mb, IDE).
>
> Is it not possible to mount that drive in the usual way?


Till now I thought the usual way to mount an IDE device
(a [M]agneto-[O]ptical drive in my case, not an HDD)
is to edit '/etc/mtab' first (adding '/dev/hdd /MO msdos rw 0 0'),
create that '/MO', then run 'mount /dev/hdd'.
Is it right? 


> > Are there any specific drivers required? 
>
> For an IDE drive?  No, you should be able to mount it
> immediately (assuming it is on an IDE cable and is correctly 
> jumpered for master/slave).  What does dmesg say about that 
> drive? 
>
> Cheers,
> Steven 
>
>  
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