Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:42:23 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootable ext. USB SSD for backup Message-ID: <20170317114223.1fbf5b38@archlinux.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20170317113307.2d3b290d@archlinux.localdomain> References: <20170316194612.GA1748@c720-r314251> <CAOgwaMuZnZFT8_T0R%2BfSW9ortEcc4dkA_-x%2BOsK=_D-r7e8hvQ@mail.gmail.com> <20170317101705.0c6fcd49.freebsd@edvax.de> <20170317113307.2d3b290d@archlinux.localdomain>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
PS: JFTR this is an internal HDD: > [root@archlinux ~]# parted -l | head -28 | tail -7 > Disk /dev/sdb: 500GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: msdos > Disk Flags: > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 32.3kB 22.0GB 22.0GB primary ntfs boot > [root@archlinux ~]# mount | grep "/dev/sdb1 " > [root@archlinux ~]# mkdir /tmp/foo > [root@archlinux ~]# mount -wL xp /tmp/foo > [root@archlinux ~]# mount | grep "/dev/sdb1 " > /dev/sdb1 on /tmp/foo type fuseblk > (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096) > >As you can see, I need to mount it. Anyway, I'm using external HDDs, as backup drives. Since no "user-friendly" mechanisms are installed, I need to mount what ever kind of FS is used by those external drives.The are treated in the same way as anything else, e.g. USB-sticks and DVDs. >If I plug in an USB stick or insert a DVD, I need to manually mount it >by command line, too. Sure, there are mechanisms available that could >auto-mount an USB stick as well as a DVD, I'm just not using such >things. Under the hood "user-friendly" Linux distributions auto-mount. >A lot of Linux users simply don't understand the OS they are using.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20170317114223.1fbf5b38>