NFS exports no mount, no exist [solved already!]

subatomic · 2008-12-03 01:43:49

things are running smooth with Arch but there is something bothering me.

I've got a MacBook so I set up Arch as an NFS server to which an external USB HDD is connected, but not always mounted.
this is because OSX can't read/write to ext3 (anymore) so I access the USB through Arch.

My concern is this: when I boot Arch I get warning that the mount point /dev/media/ does not exist, obviously because the drive is not yet mounted.
Isn't there a clean way around this? can and should I configure the USB device to mount somewhere else where it exists? any better suggestions?

thanks heaps!

Last edited by subatomic (2008-12-03 07:09:07)

fukawi2 · 2008-12-03 01:50:13

If I understand correctly....

Instead of letting HAL mount it, just add it to fstab and mount it to /mnt/media

HAL will ignore any devices listed in fstab so it won't mount twice.

Then just update your NFS export to point to /mnt/media instead of where ever it is now.

subatomic · 2008-12-03 07:08:00

I like this answer!

I knew there was an easy solution. Actually USB works better somehow now.
When mounting to /dev/ I would often have to hotplug the device, switch it off and on again, to get it to mount - now it just shows up.

My thanks go to you.

fukawi2 · 2008-12-03 07:41:11

You're welcome

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#1 2008-12-03 01:43:49

NFS exports no mount, no exist [solved already!]

#2 2008-12-03 01:50:13

Re: NFS exports no mount, no exist [solved already!]

#3 2008-12-03 07:08:00

Re: NFS exports no mount, no exist [solved already!]

#4 2008-12-03 07:41:11

Re: NFS exports no mount, no exist [solved already!]

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