Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:30:49 -0500 | From | Dave Baker <> | Subject | Re: mount |
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db@cph.ih.dk (Dan Bjarno) wrote: > > In a much earlier Linux-release I used to have (Yggdrasil, I think), "mount" > didnt have to be told what fs-type it was to mount: > > When typing the command "mount /dev/hda2 /mnt", mount itself figured out > what type of fs /dev/hda1 was initialized with. > > In my present Slack-release, "mount" has to be told with the "-t<fs>" option, . > > Is there any (good) reason why the auto-probing has disappeared ? >
you may find that adding lines in /etc/fstab will help matters for frequently mounted filesystems. add the options noauto, and possibly "user" if you (1) don't want it auto-mounted at boot and (2) want to allow users (rather than just root) access to mount/umount the device.
(eg) from my /etc/fstab
--- /dev/hdc /cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,user,ro 0 0 /dev/hda1 /msdos msdos defaults,noauto,user 0 0 /dev/fd0 /floppy msdos defaults,noauto,user 0 0 ---
dave baker
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