From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 23 01:22:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D86916A469 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:22:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F23D13C455 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:22:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0N1MoVM045044 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:51 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:50 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20080122223318.GB25065@nemesis.frida.mouhaha.de> <20080122164813.mdeiowakg0cco0os@mail.dalan.us> <20080122190836.Q17945@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <20080122190836.Q17945@tripel.monochrome.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200801221922.50495.freebsd08@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: USB / umass / automount X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:22:54 -0000 On Tuesday 22 January 2008 06:13:17 pm Chris Hill wrote: > On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, David Alanis wrote: > > Quoting Oliver Peter : > >> Hi, > >> > >> What is currently the best way to attach and detach umass-devices > >> automatically? > >> > >> Bye > >> Oliver > >> > >> -- > >> Oliver PETER, email: hoschi@mouhaha.de, ICQ# 113969174 > >> "Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. > >> The Queen is their slave." > > > > Could you just edit your fstab to have: > > > > /dev/umass-device /umass /umass-type auto 0 0 > > ^^^^ > This will not make the auto-mounter daemon happen; rather, it will cause > the system to try to mount /dev/umass-device at boot time. If the umass > device is not connected at boot time, the system will need manual > intervention in order to boot. Probably not what the OP wants. Besides, > auto is the default anyway. > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] sysutils/desktopbsd-tools. not automatic, but at least there is a little tray icon you can click on to control the mounting/unmounting. works well for me. cheers, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd08 _@_ dfwlp.com