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HighD

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From: Costa Rica

Registered: 2007-05-16

Posts: 31

Make HAL ignore certain devices

Is there any config file or tool to configure HAL to ignore certain devices? I don't want all my partitions to be automounted. Also, what's the difference between HAL and AutoFS?

Thanks in advance for your answers

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HighD

Member

From: Costa Rica

Registered: 2007-05-16

Posts: 31

Re: Make HAL ignore certain devices

Ok..I will further explain this. I have 4 main partitions (3 logical, 1 extended), which contain WinXP, Documents,Music, and Linux(extended, / and swap). I don't know what's happening but HAL is mounting my WinXP, Documents and Music partition AND also mounting 2 more partitions: an "1.0KB Volume" and "19.5GB VOLUME" (which is the size of my / partition). Is this correct? Is there any way to fix this issue?, is there i can modify this so it will only show only the partitions I select?

Also, I seem to be having a problem, HAL seems to mount ntfs partitions as ntfs-3g,  and when I try to access it, it says ntfs-3g is not supported by my system, of course because it is not installed. As I only need this partition read-only, how can I modify HAL settings so the fs is stated "ntfs" not "nts-3g"?

Thanks in advance for your help

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"...Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be..."
George Sheehan quotes (American physician, author and running enthusiast, 1918 - 1993)

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Make HAL ignore certain devices

er um
maybe this helps
http://arcknowledge.com/ataraid/2005-12/msg00011.html

you could try google

HighD

Member

From: Costa Rica

Registered: 2007-05-16

Posts: 31

Re: Make HAL ignore certain devices

er um
maybe this helps
http://arcknowledge.com/ataraid/2005-12/msg00011.html

you could try google

Thanks rayjgu3! You are very helpful . I have googled a bit but haven't found what I'm looking for.

Thanks.

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"...Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be..."
George Sheehan quotes (American physician, author and running enthusiast, 1918 - 1993)