On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Paul Serice wrote: > Adam Klein wrote: > > "man mount" and search for the following language: > > Note that the auto type may be useful for user- > mounted floppies. > > > Make sure you're putting "auto" in the right place. For example, > > /dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 ro,suid,dev,exec,noauto,user,async 0 1 > /dev/fd0 /floppy auto rw,suid,dev,exec,noauto,user,sync 0 0 > ^^^^ ^^^^^^ > > This definitely works for me as far as auto detecting ext2 or vfat > floppies via the KDE floppy mount icon (or the rustic command line). > > Something else I've learned is that if you plan on using auto, I > would recompile your kernel to exclude "msdos" support but include > "vfat" support. The reason is that "auto" will check first for msdos > 8.3 format. Because vfat floppies meet the criteria, they will be > mounted as 8.3. If you compile out msdos support, you'll be able to > mount the floppies as vfat.
Shouldn't a bug report be filed against mount? It only makes sense for mount auto to check in the order Specific -> Generic, not the other way round. -- David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA U.K. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
