usb memory key

usb memory key

[Rolf Dubitzky]

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Hi,

I have some USB memory keys and would like them to be automagically added to
/etc/fstab like my sony digicam. I tried to figure out how it works with the
digicam (with sony memorystick) and ended at updfstab.
I added following lines to /etc/updfstab.conf

device memkey {
    partition 1
    symlink false
    match   hd "Mobile Disk"
    match   hd "Instant USB Disk"
}

This works in principle, but I can hardly imagine, that I have to figure out
the matching string for every new memory key I plug in my box.

Is editing /etc/updfstab.conf the canonical way to make updfstab aware of
devices, and do I have to do it for every new model of memory key?  Isn't
there a more generic way?  

I think it doesn't make much sense if hotplug/usb.agent calls updfstab for a 
new usb-storage device and then it doesn't get added because it doesn't match 
with any magic string updfstab.conf. It should at least be made available as 
/mnt/usb-storage in fstab or something similar. Am I misunderstanding 
something?


Thanx for any help (and for hotplug),
Rolf

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 Rolf Dubitzky  
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Re: usb memory key

[Bill Nottingham]

Rolf Dubitzky (dubitzky@pktw06.phy.tu-dresden.de) said: 
> I have some USB memory keys and would like them to be automagically added to
> /etc/fstab like my sony digicam. I tried to figure out how it works with the
> digicam (with sony memorystick) and ended at updfstab.
> I added following lines to /etc/updfstab.conf
> 
> device memkey {
>     partition 1
>     symlink false
>     match   hd "Mobile Disk"
>     match   hd "Instant USB Disk"
> }
> 
> This works in principle, but I can hardly imagine, that I have to figure out
> the matching string for every new memory key I plug in my box.
> 
> Is editing /etc/updfstab.conf the canonical way to make updfstab aware of
> devices, and do I have to do it for every new model of memory key?  Isn't
> there a more generic way?  

Well, you could have it just 'match hd'; this will match everything of this
class.

Bill


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Re: usb memory key

[Orion Poplawski]

Bill Nottingham wrote:

>Rolf Dubitzky (dubitzky@pktw06.phy.tu-dresden.de) said: 
>  
>
>>I added following lines to /etc/updfstab.conf
>>
>>device memkey {
>>    partition 1
>>    symlink false
>>    match   hd "Mobile Disk"
>>    match   hd "Instant USB Disk"
>>}
>>    
>>
>Well, you could have it just 'match hd'; this will match everything of this
>class.
>
>Bill
>  
>
An issue I've ran up against is a unit that didn't use partition 1, but 
4 for the data.

- Orion




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