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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: James Lockie [mailto:bjlockie@××××××.ca] |
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> Sent: 04 January 2007 05:28 |
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> To: Gentoo User Mailing List |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] external USB harddrive |
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> Does anyone have one of these? :-) |
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> It mounts when I connect it but a user can't unmount it. |
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> My USB memory stick and USB card reader work fine. |
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> It is only the hard drive that I can't unmount as a user. |
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> I don't have or want an /etc/fstab entry for it, I should be able to |
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> configure KDE to handle it. |
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I would add it to fstab (I reckon this would be the easiest way) - the same fstab entry should work for USB memory sticks/card readers as well, to my knowledge. |
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Or if you wanted to get really fancy I believe you could write a udev rule so it recognises that device and assigns it /dev/externalhdd or the like :) |
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David |
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Note: These views are my own, advice is provided with no guarantee of success. I do not represent anyone else in any emails I send to this list. |
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