Followed your info regarding the modules and the entry in fstab and have successfully utilized my USB drive as sda1.
Thanks much for the guidance and hope this post helps someone else.
]]>boot=/dev/discs/disc0/disc
# This line often fixes L40 errors on bootup
# disk=/dev/discs/disc0/disc bios=0x80
default=arch
timeout=50
lba32
prompt
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=arch
root=/dev/discs/disc0/part3
read-only
append="hde=ide-scsi ide=reverse"
#other=/dev/discs/disc0/part1
# label=dos
# End of file
Please note the entry ...append=...
Normally this enters the CDRW data into fstab and it is usually detailed as a scsi entry along with scsi entry for USB hdd if I remember correctly.
#/dev/#EXT2FS_BOOT# /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
#/dev/#REISERFS_ROOT# / reiserfs defaults 0 0
#/dev/#EXT2FS_ROOT# / ext2 defaults 0 1
#/dev/#SWAP# swap swap defaults 0 0
#/dev/#REISERFS_HOME# /home reiserfs defaults 0 0
#/dev/#EXT2FS_HOME# /home ext2 defaults 0 2
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cd iso9660 ro,owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/dvd udf ro,owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/floppy/0 /mnt/fl vfat owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs size=2G,nr_inodes=10k 0 0
/dev/discs/disc0/part3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/discs/disc1/part1 /mnt/fat vfat defaults 1 0
/dev/discs/disc2/part1 /mnt/fat1 vfat defaults 1 0
#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
#/dev/#EXT2FS_BOOT# /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
#/dev/#REISERFS_ROOT# / reiserfs defaults 0 0
#/dev/#EXT2FS_ROOT# / ext2 defaults 0 1
#/dev/#SWAP# swap swap defaults 0 0
#/dev/#REISERFS_HOME# /home reiserfs defaults 0 0
#/dev/#EXT2FS_HOME# /home ext2 defaults 0 2
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cd iso9660 ro,owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/dvd udf ro,owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/floppy/0 /mnt/fl vfat owner,noauto,unhide 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs size=2G,nr_inodes=10k 0 0
/dev/discs/disc0/part3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc0/part2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/discs/disc1/part1 /mnt/fat vfat defaults 1 0
/dev/discs/disc2/part1 /mnt/fat1 vfat defaults 1 0
This is part of my arch linux fstab file. It contains no data
such as you describe .../dev/hda etc, and since it has distinctive entries in the file for the usual Hard Drives, I have a suspicion it has distinctive entries for USB and CDRW entries.
I can find (so far) no examples of USB entries nor CDRW entries in fstab nor any reference to mnt file entries.
Open to further suggestions....
:!: :!:
]]>since I have no IDE/SCSI entries in my fstab I would appreciate a format example for such entries.
You definately have such entries. Take a look in your /etc/fstab. However an example is:
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 0
Have a happy thanksgiving :!:
Thanks, although we don't have thanksgiving in Greece .
]]>One quick further question...since I have no IDE/SCSI entries in my fstab I would appreciate a format example for such entries.
Have a happy thanksgiving :!:
]]>hint: This is not arch specific. A quick googling should give you answers quickly .
]]>How is a HDD on USB 2.0 identified in fstab in arch 0.5 :?:
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