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 ... smbfs: CIFS is deprecated ... smbfs: mount_data version 1919251317 is not supported # sudo mount //PurpleComputer/DQFILES /purple/dqfiles -t cifs -o uid=ubuntu,user=davidl mount: wrong fs type, bad option ... # dmesg ... CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/ return code = -22 3rd: Windows ME runs some games better than Wine. Also, last time I tried the scanner we use with that computer with Ubuntu, there were no drivers for it; although that was a few releases of Ubuntu back... As stated before, this used to work from the exact same computer except with an earlier version of Ubuntu; and it currently works from Debian Etch and Windows XP. -- Unable to mount shares from Windows ME https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/521397 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs