OK, I found a message on the Samba mailing-list that helped.
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-
client/2007-February/001720.html
Using that, I figured out a work-around:
# mount.cifs //PurpleComputer/DQFILES /purple/dqfiles/ -o
rw,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770,gid=dq,credentials=/root/
I upgraded to kernel '2.6.28-18-generic'. Now the general symptom is
the same, but the exact error-messages are a little bit different.
# ping -c 10 PurpleComputer
...
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 8999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.446/0.456/0.472/0.028 ms
# smbclient
1st: Yes.
2nd: Tested with a live CD (the install CD).
# smbclient -L //PurpleComputer
Password: (just hit Enter)
(success)
# sudo mkdir -p /purple/dqfiles
# sudo mount //PurpleComputer/DQFILES /purple/dqfiles -t smbfs -o
uid=ubuntu,user=davidl
mount: wrong fs type, bad option ...
# dmesg
...
Thanks for your help making Ubuntu better by reporting this bug.
First a stupid question: do the /purple/dqfiles and /purple/programfiles
directories exist in the Jaunty installation?
Second: Why would you install Jaunty? It's supported until October 2010, but
I'll strongly recommend Karmic, or e
