On 11/10/10 14:49, Barry Drake wrote: > You should be able to have it mount by putting in fstab: >> /dev/hdb1 /path/to/mountpoint<filesystem> defaults 0 0 > Thanks - that works OK! I now have /dev/sda1 /media/HD3 ntfs 0 0 in > fstab, and it works just fine with any ntfs drive. I ought to have > thought of that instead of using the UUID. I just wonder why automount > tries to mount using /dev/sdb1 when it is there all the time > as /dev/sda1? Windows doesn't make that mistake - if that is what it > is. Hi Barry,
Glad that helps. I would guess that the Automounter is having trouble with 2 drives on one IDE channel. It should be /dev/hdb1 (the DVD drive should be /dev/hda) You should remember, too, that if you have 2 devices working simultaneously on one IDE controller will result in significantly degraded performance (essentially, the controller can only use one device at a time). The automounter's really more set up for hot-swappable drives. Another solution might be to use IDE=>USB cases, but it sounds like you're sorted. Glad so. -g -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/