Remember to use "noauto" instead of "auto" on the USB harddrive. If not, it will try to mount at boot which will make an error if it's not connected...
Yeah, I realize that. That's what I do with my MO drive, which doesn't always have a cartridge in it. Thanks.
]]>you would only use that line in the fstab if you are going to mount a drive that is formated in the ext3 file system. If you are going to use vfat then you would have to use a different line in the fstab.
Yeah, I understand that. Here's what I've been using with fat partitions so far, as it's alwys worked:
/dev/hda5 /mnt/dos msdos auto,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0
/dev/hda6 /mnt/win vfat auto,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/back vfat auto,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0
I'll try that approach first.
]]>/dev/sda1 /mnt/hd_ext ext3 noauto,user,rw,suid,dev,exec,async 1 0
Thanks! I'll have to revisit this thread when I get the device. I don't need files larger than 4gb, so I can use vfat for that drive so I can access it with other OSs.
]]>/dev/sda1 /mnt/hd_ext ext3 noauto,user,rw,suid,dev,exec,async 1 0
the only thing is that you may have to format it into a filesystem that arch will be able to write to. I use ext3 along with the ext3 drivers for windows which allows read/write in both operating systems!
Have you tried formatting it with vfat?
]]>Good luck!
]]>Is there a size limitation under linux when considering external hard drives? I was considering a 300gb drive.
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