-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/15/2010 07:29 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > A long time ago I got burned with a type in /etc/fstab and back then I > was told how to test out changes to fstab. > > Well I just added my USB drive to fstab and want to make sure I got it > right. The line I added is: > > /dev/sdb1 /media/usbdrive ext4 defaults 1 2 > > I figure this out from the fstab man page and that the following works: > > mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usbdrive > > But I want to test first before I reboot. BTW, the messages I now get > for this drive during boot are: > > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device found, > idVendor=0bc2, idProduct=3300 > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, > Product=2, SerialNumber=3 > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Desktop > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Seagate > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 2GHJTCB4 > Dec 15 19:56:06 homebase kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 > choice > > Oh, and I used e2label to label the partition the same as its serial #). > > A suggestion please. Instead of using "/dev/sdb1" in /etc/fstab, can you use either, UUID=uuid-for-the-partition or LABEL=label-for-the-partition? I speak from personal experience. At one time, I tried using "/dev/sdf1" for a usb drive. Then I added another usb device. Depending how usb devices were discovered, my usb drive wasn't /dev/sdf1 any more. When the device is plugged in, even if the device is not mounted, can you check "ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid" or "ls -l /dev/disk/by-label" to learn the uuid or label for the usb drive, respectively? Since you stated you labeled the partition, 2GHJTCB4, you should be able to do, in your /etc/fstab, LABEL=2GHJTCB4 /media/usbdrive ext4 defaults 1 2 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0JuO4ACgkQyc8Kn0p/AZQyrACdEWkPCbLuz8TiB1vLCmH3eeAS ow4AnR4ixd/G68+1q27kLzK4NIALOcVp =6CP2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
