Re: Changed device for camera..

[ariestao@clearmail.com.au]

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> On 02/17/08 18:47, ariestao@clearmail.com.au wrote:
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>>> On 02/17/08 00:54, Charlie wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, Kushal Kumaran shared this with us all:
>>>>> --} On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:34:41 +1100
>>>>> --} Charlie <ariestao@clearmail.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> --}
>>>>> --} > Something changed after this mornings upgrade.
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --} > My camera entry in /etc/fstab has always been:
>>>>> --} > /dev/sda1	/cam		vfat
>>>>> --} > rw,user,noauto	0	0
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --} > Mounted it as "mount /cam" yesterday afternoon - but I couldn't
>>>>> mount
>>>>> --} > it after this mornings upgrade for Debian testing with any
>>>>> command.
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --} > Had to change the fstab entry to:
>>>>> --} > /dev/sdb1	/cam		vfat
>>>>> --} > rw,user,noauto	0	0
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --} > Just in case someone else might have difficulty.
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --} > My flash drive still mounts as /dev/sda
>>>>> --} >
>>>>> --}
>>>>> --} You can switch to specifying device names using id or uuid
>>>>> instead.
>>>>> --} Then you'll never need to worry about device names like sda or
>>>>> sdb.
>>>>> --} See the /dev/disk/by-id and /dev/disk/by-uuid directories, with
>>>>> the
>>>>> --} camera connected.
>>>>> --}
>>>>> --} --
>>>>> --} Kushal
>>>> Thank you Kushal.
>>>>
>>>> I can't get that to work no matter how I enter the device in
>>>> /etc/fstab
>>>> and
>>>> reading the posts on the subject. But will try again later.
>>> Are you a console junkie, or use a lighter wm, like ratpoison, fvwm,
>>> etc?
>>>
>>> - --
>>> Ron Johnson, Jr.
>>> Jefferson LA  USA

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> Bottom line: is IceWM your standard wm?
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> - --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA  USA

It is at the moment.

Charlie