Mike McCarty wrote:
Robin Laing wrote:
Mike McCarty wrote:
[snip]
You didn't address my statement, though. Currently, my fstab has to
have the mount parameters in it, and that has to point to a node in
/dev. The node I need to use changes based on the phase of the moon,
and other things I don't have control over. So each time I boot, I have
to edit /etc/fstab to fiddle it up to correspond to how the machine
came up. This is true even if I use the mount point when mounting
(which I normally do), rather than the device node (which I rarely
do).
In my case, hal sets the fstab. There are no entries for /dev/sd(x)
in my work computer. At least not until I plug in my USB stick.
Once again, you have not addressed my statement. I need to override the
default mount modes on my FLASH stick.
This is the tail of my /etc/fstab at work before I insert my stick.
/dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto
pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
-----
Here it is after.
/dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto
pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/Robin_Laing vfat
--------------------------------------------------^^^^
This does not meet my needs. I do not want a vfat mount.
[snip]
It is done automatically.
First, that does not happen automatically on my machine.
Second, even if it did, it would not address my needs. I wish
to override the default mount.
[snip]
The overall topic seems not to have been addressed at all,
AFAICT.Now my ethernet ports (embeded on mother board) seem to be set
in /etc/sysconfig/ or someplace. I don't remember. I have only had
one issue with ethernet since putting FC4 on my computer. See what
happens when FC6 gets installed.
Mike
Now my ethernet ports (embedded on mother board) seem to be set in
/etc/sysconfig/ or someplace. I don't remember. I have only had one
issue with ethernet since putting FC4 on my computer. See what
happens when FC6 gets installed. I only use the one port.
>
I find it hard to have a default name for every device as that would
entail millions of names to deal with duplication of devices on the
same machine. If the device is identified, then that should be
enough. Let the user customize.
But that's precisely what the user *can't* customize, as I've been
pointing out. Which physical card is eth0 and which is eth1 is
not something the user has control over. I only have one USB disc
on my machine. It is always connected. But when I boot it is
sometimes /dev/sda, sometimes /dev/sde. I have no control.
[snip]
I am no wizard with this and you are now asking me questions beyond my
experience.
I'm not a wizard at this, either. :-)
Mike
Ah, now that I have seen that you are still using FC2 (which I must have
missed in the original post) I feel sorry for you. I have not used FC2
for almost a year.
I know your pain as I fought and fought to get the USB mess to work. I
never succeeded. With my aging and failing memory, I tried to use a
hotplug feature but that never worked as expected. I had problems with
my USB printer and sticks. I had to manually mount them every time
before I changed my fstab. With the sticks, I just created a group of
settings in fstab for the various /dev/sd(x) devices using auto. Not
the best option but for me it worked.
I think the /dev/sd(x) order is based on the order that they initialize.
As for the eth(0) problems. I did run into that once but it seemed to
be okay later. I cannot remember making any changes. I have dual eth
ports on my computer but only using one. Of course, I only rebooted
when there was a kernel change.
Sorry for the confusion.
--
Robin Laing
