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#1 2005-07-29 09:08:19

infernova
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Registered: 2004-04-09
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AUTOFS problem

Now I know AUTOFS works for most, but it didn't work at all for me.

I've followed the WIKI guide, and even re-check my entries as I'm sure there isn't anything I left out during the configuration

I can list my entry here

/etc/autofs/auto.media

cdrom    -fstype=iso9660,ro,nodev,nosuid :/dev/cdroms/cdrom0
dvd        -fstype=iso9660,ro,nodev,nosuid :/dev/cdroms/cdrom1
usbstick  -fstype=auto,sync,nodev,nosuid,umask=000 :/dev/sda1
floopy     -fstype=auto,sync,nodev,nosuid,umask=000 :/dev/floopy/0

/etc/autofs/auto.master

/media /etc/autofs/auto.media

I've done the rest as mentioned within the guide, and the automount, though started, never shows the actual result at all.

I have used different distros such as UBUNTU which does automount by default, but I still prefer using ARCH in the long run. This kind of problem really frustrates me as it's very simple  thing to configure, and yet, not working at all.

Can anyone help to shed the light?

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#2 2005-08-04 22:19:19

wanderingidea
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Re: AUTOFS problem

I also tried it without any luck but it seems that the kernel must support autofs. Maybe it does not.

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#3 2005-08-05 01:32:24

mezoko
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Re: AUTOFS problem

Well I there a tool called ivman which automount drives though when you pull out a memory stick you have to umount it. Same with a cd.


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#4 2005-08-05 02:45:15

jnengland77
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From: Black Hills, USA
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Re: AUTOFS problem

Any errors when you start autofs daemon?
I have mine pointing to /mnt drive instead of /media. Shouldn't matter, give it a shot.

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#5 2005-08-05 02:56:38

mezoko
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Re: AUTOFS problem

jnengland77 wrote:

Any errors when you start autofs daemon?
I have mine pointing to /mnt drive instead of /media. Shouldn't matter, give it a shot.

Does it work for you? If so I would like to try it


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#6 2005-08-05 10:47:29

wanderingidea
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Re: AUTOFS problem

I use ivman now. Seems to work ok although I have to find out all the possibilities.

To install:
pacman -S ivman
then remove .default from /etc/ivman/*.default
then add dbus, hal and ivman to /etc/rc.conf daemons section

reboot

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#7 2005-08-06 00:15:50

jnengland77
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Re: AUTOFS problem

Yeah it works great for me.  Infact instead of just going to /mnt/$driver i made symlinks to them in / .

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#8 2005-08-06 01:12:51

normc
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Re: AUTOFS problem

wanderingidea wrote:

I use ivman now. Seems to work ok although I have to find out all the possibilities.

To install:
pacman -S ivman
then remove .default from /etc/ivman/*.default
then add dbus, hal and ivman to /etc/rc.conf daemons section

reboot

Tried this.  Thanks! Works great.


Norm

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#9 2005-08-12 07:52:38

infernova
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Registered: 2004-04-09
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Re: AUTOFS problem

I appreciate the efforts from all members here.

I removed fstab, and didn't install anything else, and it worked by itself.

I just have to add entries within /etc/fstab, and everytime i stick usb drive in, i simply

1. launch konqueror
2. Go -> Storage Media, and point to whichever medias I want to access.

3. It shows blank. However, when i go to mnt/usb for example, i can see the contents.

Strange.....

ivman is worth to try out. I'll read the guide and play around first.

Thanks again

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