[ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread Bob Giles
Hi guys, I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest common denominator Me! However, this time I am not so sure. There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-15 Thread Colin Law
On 13 July 2010 23:22, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: In my Ubuntu 9.04 installation, just a few days ago, I lost my usage of the internet. I still had internet access. Firstly though, there was a problem with the router, so I tried a friend's router (both Netgear DG834) and the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: Hi guys, I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest common denominator Me! However, this time I am not so sure. Any errors reported in, for example, /var/log/syslog or /var/log/samba/...? My first thought was a timing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thursday 15 July 2010 07:36:24 Bob Giles wrote: There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple of shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple of days and has now stopped

Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread ByteSoup
On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. Any ideas? TIA Bob Giles Hi Bob, I dont think my problem is similar to yours but I made a post on the Ubuntu forums a while back using Xubuntu: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915939 It

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

2010-07-15 Thread Andrew Woodhead
reboot. Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. Any ideas? TIA Bob Giles -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20100715/a8dd0471/attachment-0001.htm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

2010-07-15 Thread Philip Stubbs
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread Bob Giles
On 15/07/10 11:27, ByteSoup wrote: On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. Any ideas? == Snip == Alan, Tyler and Mark, Thank you all for your suggestions and references. This does indeed appear to be a timing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query

2010-07-15 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thursday 15 July 2010 19:19:18 Bob Giles wrote: Thank you all for your suggestions and references. This does indeed appear to be a timing problem. The power supply here in Greece where I live has been particularly tiresome lately and as a result, everything gets powered down overnight.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost internet usage in Ubuntu 9.04

2010-07-15 Thread David King
After using 8.04 again for a couple of days and still not finding a good solution my problem in 9.04, I decided to boot into 9.04 again and see if it might work. Bizarrely, it is now working normally again with full internet access in 9.04 David David King wrote: In my Ubuntu 9.04