Automatically mounting USB flash disks/ USB thumb drives

[Daniel Stonier]

Another way to do it is use the automounter. For example, to automount at  
/mnt/usb/flash

- Create a mount point (directory): /mnt/usb
- Edit auto.master to include the line
  		/mnt/usb 	/etc/auto.usb  --timeout 5
- Copy auto.misc to auto.usb
- Comment/delete everything out in auto.usb and include the line
		flash		-fstype=ext3		:/dev/sda1
   (Change fstype to whatever you have, I typically format my usb drives as  
soon as I get them)
- Then run, service autofs start (might want to start this up at bootup,  
easy to run redhat-config-services)

To use it, all you need do is enter the directory /mnt/usb/flash, it will  
mount it upon entering it, and unmount it
5 seconds after you leave it.

Might not be exactly what you need, but its an idea that suits my purposes  
fine.

Cheers,
Daniel Stonier.

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:20:10 +0800 (SGT), Didier Casse  
<didierbe at sps.nus.edu.sg> wrote:

> On 10/08/04, at 08:51 +0100, Andy Green <fedora at warmcat.com> wrote:
>
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>> On Tuesday 10 August 2004 08:40, Didier Casse wrote:
>>
>> >              I just got tired of mounting and unmounting USB flash  
>> disks.
>> > What's the fastest way of having them automatically mounted. Right now
>> > Can anybody point a simpler way, script or neat rpm to me? Thanks.
>>
>> Try the RPM available at the link in my sig.
>>
>> - -Andy
>>
>> - --
>> Automatic actions for USB cameras, cardreaders, memory sticks, MP3  
>> players
>> http://warmcat.com/usbautocam
>
> Hmm I think I correctly installed and configured the stuff (see below).
> But it doesn't work. When I plug in my usb one more time, well nothing
> pops up! Please advise. :-(
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> (root at microtronyx:root)# usbautocam add /mnt/usb
>
> usbautocam setup script, v0.2 2004-04-13 (c)2004 andy at warmcat.com,
> licensed under the GPL
>
>
> Make sure the device you want to add is DISCONNECTED or powered off and
> hit enter
>
>
> Now power up and plug in the device to add and hit enter
>
> Device is found at /dev/sda1
> Device manufacturer 0x0ea0, product 0x6803
> Device type is Ours Technology, Inc.
>
> Guessing device is a CAMERA/Card Reader and wants files moving on connect
>
> Hit Enter, or 'C' to force Camera, 'A' to force Audioplayer/Flash Disk
> A
>
> Device is an AUDIO PLAYER
>
> Now please DISCONNECT or power down the device you want to add and hit
> enter
>
> Stopping automount:                                        [  OK  ]
> /misc already existed, not creating...
> /etc/auto.master already has an entry for /misc, skipping...
> /etc/auto.misc already has an entry for usbautocam, skipping...
> Starting automount:                                        [  OK  ]
>
> Creating /etc/hotplug/usb/usbautocam
> (hotplug product code=ea0/6803 )
>
>
> COMPLETED.  From now on when you insert that player,
>  a Konqueror window will open on its contents.  You can
>  drag and drop files as usual.  Wait 3 seconds after the
>  file transfer is complete and you can disconnect the player
>  with no unmounting or anything else needed.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Didier.
>
> ---
> PhD student.
>
> Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS)
> 5 Research Link,
> Singapore 117603
>
> Email: didierbe at sps dot nus dot edu dot sg
>
> Web: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg
>
>
>
>



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