On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 12:08 +0200, Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: > When not adding mount options to /etc/fstab for my removable devices, > once plugged they get mounted properly under /media, but unfortunately > they don't get mounted with the sync option and it's a must when > trying to put images and music to my mobile phone. > > I know I can add an entry to /etc/fstab overriding > gnome-volume-manager options. Unfortunately the mobile phone sometimes > it's located at /dev/sde1, sometimes at /dev/sdf1, and even sometimes > at /etc/sda1. Putting options for all those files in /etc/fstab > pointing to the same mount point would probably work, but would > definitely be an ugly solution. > > I'd be glad to know if there's any way to tell gnome-volume-manager to > always mount removable devices with the sync option, so /etc/fstab > entries are not needed.
Try editing /etc/hal/fdi/policy/preferences.fdi, there is a section about "how to put sync and noatime on for devices smaller then 1Gb and off for device larger then that". -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22
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