[olug] To re-install or NOT reinstall? (Two attached files)

[Rob Townley]

On 9/11/06, Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, September 10, 2006 22:03, Joe Gulizia wrote:
> > Here's my FSTAB: (Line numbers)
> > (09)/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660  0 0
> > (10)/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660  0 0
> > (16)/dev/hdd /hdd auto
> > user,noauto,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
> > (17)/dev/hdd /hdd auto
>
> > When I comment out lines 16 or 17 I get errors (in
> > attempt One)
> > same when I comment out lines 9 or 10 (in attempt Two)
>
> When I plug in my USB-key (granded it is different from the CDRom or HDD),
> my /etc/fstab file doesn't get updated.  If you comment out all four of
> those lines (9, 10, 16, and 17), reboot, and plug in the devices.  Does it
> pop up an icon on your desktop?
>
> Dan
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On my laptop, /etc/mtab would change automatically, but not /etc/fstab.