On Sunday 24 July 2011 03:51:37 pm Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. Back in the good old days when I used Lenny, I was able to > mount my usb stick, mount my digital camera, and sync my palm pilot, > at the same time. After upgrading to Squeeze, this now seems like an > impossible dream. > > My fstab file used to look like this: > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro > 0 1 /dev/hda5 none swap sw > 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto > 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 vfat,msdos rw,user,noauto > 0 0 /dev/sda1 /media/usb vfat > noauto,user 0 0 /dev/sdb1 /media/usb2 > vfat noauto,user 0 > 0 /dev/sdc1 /media/usb3 vfat noauto,user 0 0 > > Now, it has all these messy unreadable entries like > "UUID=14c375f6-91a3-45cd-b12a-d06b507c9dfe" in it. What does this > mean? > > I use Fluxbox, on an old Dell OptiPlex GX1. Whenever I try to mount > and read the files on my digital camera, I am told I have "wrong fs > type, bad option, bad superblock". > > There's some strange entry in the current (and now incomprehensible) > fstab that reads: > > "UUID=A456-E995 /media/usb vfat noauto,user 0 0" > > I think this might be for my usb stick, which sometimes I can mount > and read. But, when I try to read images from my digital camera, via > plugging it in and mounting /media/usb, it tells me that "mount: > special device UUID=A456-E995 does not exist". > > How I yearn for the good old days of Lenny. But, I digress. Can > someone tell me how to fix my fstab to get it so I can once again mount > my usb devices (specifically the camera)? > > Mark
I use 'blkid' from a term to help manage my file systems,' blkid' has a man page . No two devices have the same UUID, hence they all need separate fstab entries. -- Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201107241728.33185.gomadtr...@gci.net
