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From: Arthur Marsh on 2 Feb 2010 19:40 Frank McCormick wrote, on 03/02/10 10:01: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:40 +1030 > Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >>> >>> The bottom line: There is no problem even if flashdrives/cameras >>> etc are in fstab but not present- you simply get the error logged >> Well, there is a definite problem in my case (Debian unstable on >> i386). >> >> Error code 1 on fsck gets an error logged, but doesn't stop the >> boot process. >> >> Upgrading dosfstools past 3.0.1 caused an error code greater than >> 1, which triggers the stop of the boot process. >> >> I don't understand why initscripts tries to fsck a non-existent >> device. >> >> Maybe I should file a bug against initscripts. >> >> I had initially filed a bug against dosfstools but had no response: >> > > Very strange - > This is my fstab# > > /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda2 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/hda1 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/hdc /media/dvd udf,iso9660 rw,user,noauto,unhide 0 0 > /dev/hdd /media/dvd-rom udf,iso9660 rw,user,noauto,unhide 0 0 > #/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 > /dev/hda3 /media/intrepid auto rw,user,auto 0 0 > /dev/sda1 /media/FlashDrive vfat rw,user,auto 0 0 > /dev/sdb1 /media/camera vfat rw,user,auto 0 0 > > > I'm running testing with dosfstools 3.0.7-1 > > sda1 is usually plugged in...but the camera usually is not. > > - -- > Frank This is the /etc/fstab entry I had to comment out: UUID=4823-93A9 /mnt/usb8gig vfat defaults,users,uid=65534,gid=65534,umask=000,shortname=win95 0 2 (all on one line) Arthur. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Celejar on 2 Feb 2010 21:30 On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:40 +1030 Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > Frank McCormick wrote, on 03/02/10 06:16: > > > > To the OP: > > > > The bottom line: There is no problem even if flashdrives/cameras etc > > are in fstab but not present- you simply get the error logged > > > > > > Cheers > > - -- > > Frank > > Well, there is a definite problem in my case (Debian unstable on i386). > > Error code 1 on fsck gets an error logged, but doesn't stop the boot > process. > > Upgrading dosfstools past 3.0.1 caused an error code greater than 1, > which triggers the stop of the boot process. > > I don't understand why initscripts tries to fsck a non-existent device. Definite problem here, too, on my uptodate Sid system, with ext3. My fstab has lines like this: LABEL=software /media/software ext3 defaults,user,exec,noauto 0 0 [The target is a LV within a VG on top of a partition on an external USB disk.] When the last field is 2, the boot stops after fsck fails with error code 8, until I hit <ctrl>-D. From /var/log/fsck/fsck/checkfs fsck.ext3: Unable to resolve 'LABEL=software' fsck died with exit status 8 > Maybe I should file a bug against initscripts. Probably a good idea. I just changed the fs_passno field to 0, but a bug is probably in order. > I had initially filed a bug against dosfstools but had no response: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=562536 Well, it's not really a bug in fsck, but, as you noted earlier, in initscripts. Perhaps you can just reassign the bug? > I would just like to have USB flash drives that may or may not be > plugged into machines that aren't switched on all the time, and I would > like them to be mounted if they're plugged in when the machine is > powered on, and for the machine to boot anyway if the USB flash drive is > not present. Exactly. But mounting automatically is not the problem. You can have them mounted, without the fsck being performed. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Frank McCormick on 3 Feb 2010 00:40 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > The bottom line: There is no problem even if > > > flashdrives/cameras etc are in fstab but not present- you > > > simply get the error logged > > > > Well, there is a definite problem in my case (Debian unstable on > > i386). > > > > Error code 1 on fsck gets an error logged, but doesn't stop the > > boot process. > > > > Definite problem here, too, on my uptodate Sid system, with ext3. > My fstab has lines like this: > > LABEL=software /media/software ext3 > defaults,user,exec,noauto 0 0 > > Camale�n wrote: >>Mmm... I think "LABEL" would take precedence over another mount option <<(UUID, ID or PATH) so if you "tag" your media device with a LABEL, it >>should be mounted when plugged under "/media/mylabel". Well Label didn't work in my case either - I gave the USB drive a label of Music...then changed fstab to the LABEL=Music from /dev/sda1 The drive did not get mounted and I had to go back to /dev/sda1 But as long as /dev/sda1 is used, there is no fsck of the drive. Cheers - -- Frank -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLaQoHAAoJEMEDyLTvrVhjPzoH+wdfQB1LpTBiran2Rf1A9IRL SzpIPgXsf0glxaVwT5n1lKnOBUENqInmsnuZe5jNoVrF8aLohdRqFfBwxYX8kFwh sfz9Rjp8oFr/ASZpgdmyvP2s4tGAeuh/rSNx2hEPJFQiZKpE7mOSmXQ1+6SGMzvq sIh7yxKcmo8+14+Whc0GdaqCVKej3/aQW+nYkFbmA93Uy2xzkOP8Dox/DFDsFXMJ NJnbspWbss/XEQTcLn61tKmxwoL3jpxFq5k/ytMFXu1rH7IFDrz5AMYHpG3roxEM LG9zIEiF0pkflKrfQM1hk+hqdONjO9mtSkBgcyXWLNco3ErmoXyKKp/9Jy4Bvkg= =bL9P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Camaleón on 3 Feb 2010 06:30 On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:30:47 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: >> Camaleón wrote: > > >>>Mmm... I think "LABEL" would take precedence over another mount option > <<(UUID, ID or PATH) so if you "tag" your media device with a LABEL, it >>>should be mounted when plugged under "/media/mylabel". > > Well Label didn't work in my case either - I gave the USB drive a > label > of Music...then changed fstab to the LABEL=Music from /dev/sda1 > > The drive did not get mounted and I had to go back to /dev/sda1 > > But as long as /dev/sda1 is used, there is no fsck of the drive. You should not list your devices in fstab if you want to make use of your DE hotplug capabilities. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Arthur Marsh on 3 Feb 2010 07:40
Frank McCormick wrote, on 03/02/10 16:00: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > >>>> >>>> The bottom line: There is no problem even if >>>> flashdrives/cameras etc are in fstab but not present- you >>>> simply get the error logged >>> Well, there is a definite problem in my case (Debian unstable on >>> i386). >>> >>> Error code 1 on fsck gets an error logged, but doesn't stop the >>> boot process. >>> >> Definite problem here, too, on my uptodate Sid system, with ext3. >> My fstab has lines like this: >> >> LABEL=software /media/software ext3 >> defaults,user,exec,noauto 0 0 >> > >> Camale�n wrote: > > >>> Mmm... I think "LABEL" would take precedence over another mount option > <<(UUID, ID or PATH) so if you "tag" your media device with a LABEL, it >>> should be mounted when plugged under "/media/mylabel". > > Well Label didn't work in my case either - I gave the USB drive a label > of Music...then changed fstab to the LABEL=Music from /dev/sda1 > > The drive did not get mounted and I had to go back to /dev/sda1 > > But as long as /dev/sda1 is used, there is no fsck of the drive. > > Cheers In my case I have: UUID=4823-93A9 /mnt/usb8gig vfat defaults,users,uid=65534,gid=65534,umask=000,shortname=win95 0 2 (all on one line) If I change that trailing "2" to a zero, no fsck should be performed. I would like to have automatic mounting with fsck if the drive is present when the machine is booted, and automatic mounting without fsck if the drive is plugged in after the machine is booted. Is this possible with any of the standard Debian tools and config files, or will it require yet-another-script? Arthur. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org |