Ian Malone wrote:
On 5/2/06, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't know if anything is wrong, I don't think I want the computer
to auto-mount CD's? Auto-mount seems like a feature for a consumer
device like a CD/DVD player, I usually have data, text, etc. on mine.
Maybe
I'm missing something?
Well, you have to mount it sometime, and if you've put a
CD in the drive it's a fair bet you want to read it. My only
Not so. Normally, when I put a CDROM in my drive,
I want to *write* it, not *read* it. And for that I need
it unmounted. I find auto-mount a real nuisance.
I rarely use my CDROM drive for anything but making a
backup. I don't have any commercial CDROMs at all,
and it's pretty rare that I need to read one of my
backups.
real gripe with the idea is that the eject button on the
machine won't work for mounted drives.
This has nothing to do with auto-mount, though it is also
a pain in the lower anatomy.
Mike
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