Re: [SLE] Accessing a floppy disk-SOLVED
From: Carlos E. R. (robin1.listas_at_tiscali.es)
Date: 01/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:10:51 +0100 (CET) To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
The Thursday 2004-01-29 at 08:02 +0200, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
> > You simply define the filesystem as "auto" in /etc/fstab.
> So looking at my fstab:
>
> /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync
>
> Surely the word noauto should read auto?
No.
> The fstab man page says that
> those last three csv values include the fs type and I have auto as the
> 3rd field specifying the fs.
Your fstab line for the floppy is correct, don't change it.
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync
^ ^ ^ ^
| | | |
| | | \-- options
| | \------------ filesystem type
| \---------------------------- mount point
\--------------------------------------------- device
The noauto there indicates that the floppy will not be mounting
automatically during boot - and this is correct, if you boot without a
floppy inserted booting up will fail. So drives with removable media are
always mounted "noauto".
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Cheers,
Carlos Robinson
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