Re: fstab for usb devices in Squeeze
On Sunday 24 July 2011 03:51:37 pm Mark Grieveson wrote:
> Hello. Back in the good old days when I used Lenny, I was able to
> mount my usb stick, mount my digital camera, and sync my palm pilot,
> at the same time. After upgrading to Squeeze, this now seems like an
> impossible dream.
>
> My fstab file used to look like this:
>
> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro
> 0 1 /dev/hda5 none swap sw
> 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto
> 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 vfat,msdos rw,user,noauto
> 0 0 /dev/sda1 /media/usb vfat
> noauto,user 0 0 /dev/sdb1 /media/usb2
> vfat noauto,user 0
> 0 /dev/sdc1 /media/usb3 vfat noauto,user 0 0
>
> Now, it has all these messy unreadable entries like
> "UUID=14c375f6-91a3-45cd-b12a-d06b507c9dfe" in it. What does this
> mean?
>
> I use Fluxbox, on an old Dell OptiPlex GX1. Whenever I try to mount
> and read the files on my digital camera, I am told I have "wrong fs
> type, bad option, bad superblock".
>
> There's some strange entry in the current (and now incomprehensible)
> fstab that reads:
>
> "UUID=A456-E995 /media/usb vfat noauto,user 0 0"
>
> I think this might be for my usb stick, which sometimes I can mount
> and read. But, when I try to read images from my digital camera, via
> plugging it in and mounting /media/usb, it tells me that "mount:
> special device UUID=A456-E995 does not exist".
>
> How I yearn for the good old days of Lenny. But, I digress. Can
> someone tell me how to fix my fstab to get it so I can once again mount
> my usb devices (specifically the camera)?
>
> Mark
I use 'blkid' from a term to help manage my file systems,' blkid' has a man page .
No two devices have the same UUID, hence they all need separate fstab entries.
--
Peace,
Greg
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