Automount USB 2.0 HD via PCMCIA

[Ow Mun Heng]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Fones [mailto:boson245 at msn.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:47 AM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Automount USB 2.0 HD via PCMCIA
> 
> 
> I have a WesternDigital USB 2.0 external HD which I connect 
> through a PCMCIA 
> port with USB 2.0 adapters.  I can get it to mount easily 
> through the mount 
> command, but for convienence was wondering if it is possible 
> to have it auto 
> mount.  Does anyone know how to accomplish this?  I've been 
> trying for the 
> last month or so-ever since I recieved it for christmas-to no 
> avail.  Here's 
> what I have right now in fstab for it.
> 
> /dev/sda1  /mnt/externalhd  rw,noauto,kudzu,uid=boson245  0  0
> 
> and I had tried
> 
> /dev/sda1  /mnt/externalhd  defaults  0  0
> 
> to get it to automount.  I found that line through a google 
> search that said 
> that would auto mount it.  On bootup, it says sda1 is not a 
> valid block 
> device.  Any ideas?
> 

STab in the dark.. Since your USB is via PC-card, can you determine if your
pc-card is starting before stuffs in /etc/fstab is mounted???

I reckon that after startup/bootup, you can mount it fine via sda1??