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  • From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Re: Problem with the kernel 2.2.16
  • Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:42:13 +1200

Lamotkin AT softhome.net wrote:
>
> 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'

No. /etc/mtab is not an editable file. /etc/fstab is the
file you are looking for.


That goes in /etc/fstab

> create that '/MO'

Or you could use an existing mountpoint like /hd
-------------------------------
/dev/hdd /hd msdos rw 0 0
-------------------------------

> then run 'mount /dev/hdd'. Is it right?

That works because the /dev/hdd mount is defined in fstab.
That's exactly what happens in BL3 with 'mount /fd'. It
works because the /fd mount is defined in fstab.

Note: an entry in /etc/fstab will only work if the kernel
has already recognized that device (see dmesg).

Cheers,
Steven





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