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H-Bloxx

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Registered: 2010-08-10

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mount/fstab option 'nobootwait'

Hi!

I recently sitched from Ubuntu to Archlinux. In Ubuntu it is possible to use the mount option "nobootwait" in the /etc/fstab to tell the system that it does not have to report an error is the partition could not be found. This has the advantage that I can define partitions in the /etc/fstab that are on external HDDs or on the HDD in the Ultra Bay of my Thinkpad.

In Archlinux it seems that this option is unknown because it throws an error during boot, and also if the partitions are not present it is not possible to boot.

So, is the a similar option I could use in Archlinux?

thisoldman

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Registered: 2009-04-25

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Re: mount/fstab option 'nobootwait'

Check man mount for the option "nofail".

Last edited by thisoldman (2011-03-10 12:47:04)

H-Bloxx

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Registered: 2010-08-10

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Re: mount/fstab option 'nobootwait'

That changes nothing.

Te option "nofail", if I understood the manpage right, suppresses only the warnings, but the fsck fails because the disk is not present.

Any other suggestions?

thisoldman

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2009-04-25

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Re: mount/fstab option 'nobootwait'

No, the /etc/fstab mount option nofail has fsck skip non-existing devices.  Works for me with jfs and ext3/4 partitions.

UUID=89538e7e-7ad7-492b-beca-24189928fe44  /mnt/arch-backup  jfs  noauto,nofail,rw,noatime,nodiratime  0 2

Last edited by thisoldman (2011-03-10 23:17:49)

H-Bloxx

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Registered: 2010-08-10

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Re: mount/fstab option 'nobootwait'

Sorry, I missed one entry in my fstab. Now it works perfectly.

Thanks a lot!