On Jan 18, 2008 8:28 PM, Aaron Kulkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos E. R. wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > The Friday 2008-01-18 at 14:22 -0500, Doctor Who wrote: > > > >> Thanks. I installed the package successfully, but I don't see how it > >> helps to mount the drive with ntfs-3g. According to the homepage, I > >> should see a box pop-up when I plug the drive in giving me the option > >> to be able to write to the drive, but that doesn't happen here. I > >> *do* have ntfs-3g installed and can write to the drive if I mount it > >> manually from a console. > >> > >> Any ideas? > > > > Try creating an fstab line for it, using "/dev/disk/by-id/..." as the > > device node (it is independent of where it is plugged). > > Personally, I prefer using a volume label.... > That way, it can identify that particular disk drive > as needing 3G support, but if he decides to make, say > an ext3 USB drive, it won't be a major annoyance. > >
So is that something like?: LABEL=WD_Passport /media/WD_Passport ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 Does it matter what the /media mount point is named? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
