> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:53:34 -0400 > From: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com> > To: "akhiezer" <lf...@cruziero.com>, > "BLFS Support List" > <blfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org> > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: lf...@cruziero.com > > Sent: 03/20/13 12:30 AM > > To: BLFS Support List > > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 > > > > > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:23:26 -0400 > > > From: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com> > > > To: "BLFS Support List" <blfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org> > > > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Autofs problem on LFS7.2 > > > > > . > > . > > > > > > > * have only the following in /etc/auto.testautomount : > > > > sandisk -fstype=vfat,sync,gid=floppy,umask=002 :/dev/sdb > > > > Just to double-check: if you mount /dev/sdb manually using those > > > > mount-opts, > > > > then it goes all-ok? > > > > > > Checked '-fstype=vfat,sync,gid=floppy,umask=002 :/dev/sdb' This did not > > > work when mounted manually, the only command that worked was 'mount > > > /dev/sdb /mnt/sandisk(or any other mount point)' i.e. it would not > > > accept'-fstype', either with vfat or ext2. > > > > > > Anyway - created all the above and reduced the /etc/auto.testautomount > > > file to 'sandisk :/dev/sdb'. Nothing would mount. I can mount > > > manually and see the contents of the USB stick, but not with automount. > > > > > > > When are you available to debug this back'n'forth over a few days and nail > > it > > down inside that time-frame: it's kinda sub-optimal to have such long gaps > > between stages. > > Fair comment - I'm back at home now after travelling and in a position to > sort this, let's go. I can answer every evening. Apoligies again. >
Hi, no need at all for apols: was just trying to guard against me overlooking something as the thread gets dropped then resumed after a long-ish gap. Am on UK GMT time (shortly to be GMT+1, as 'summertime' begins while it's still snowing); so most likely to be mailing ca 9am GMT & ca 5pm-7pm GMT - but of course no need to adjust your time-of-day timetable to suit; main thing is at least day-to-day back'n'forth - hopefully nailed within not too many steps. For the duration of the debug, it would be useful if the usbstick can be kept at a constant known partitioning and formatting (filesystem) on it. If you need to use the usbstick for other work during that time, then we can go with whatever partitioning/filesystem scheme you'd need for that. When you have done so, can you post back the output of: $ fdisk -l /dev/sdb Before tracing this through from top-to-bottom (kernel config, etc), can I check on the following. The mount() command won't accept '-fstype=...' directly: it's got a slightly different syntax from automount on that. You'd need to do such as (assuming here a fat or similar filesys): $ mount -t vfat -o 'sync,gid=floppy,umask=002' /dev/sdb /mnt/sandisk Does that work OK? If it doesn't, then can you do the manual mount that _did_ work OK recently, and with the usbstick still mounted, do (and post the output back here - don't worry if it's a lot of lines): $ cat /proc/mounts $ cat /etc/mtab # In case it differs from /proc/mount $ grep -v 'sda' /etc/fstab Thanks. Meantime I'll double-check at this end the full list of what's needed for all the stuff to work OK, to help ensure no omissions, before mailing over to you. The automount stuff _does_ work reliably and robustly: there's probly (hopefully) something simple that's causing what you're seeing. Best regards, akhiezer -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
