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Date:      Sat, 14 May 2011 20:37:28 +0200
From:      Joerg Wunsch <joerg@freebsd.org>
To:        Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Suggestion to add to HAL FAQ
Message-ID:  <20110514183728.GB1927@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <4DCEC83B.8000600@freebsd.org>
References:  <20110509195131.GF1968@uriah.heep.sax.de> <4DCEC83B.8000600@freebsd.org>

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As Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:

> I mention this in the HAL FAQ in question 3 (How do I mount media using
> HAL):

> NOTE: Volumes that you wish to manage using hal should NOT be listed in
> /etc/fstab. This is especially true for CD devices and floppy disk devices.

Sheesh, I missed that one. :-/

> What if I extend this note to mention the error you might see if the
> fstab entry is still present?

Yes, that would certainly make sense because I hope it's easier to
spot if you start with just the error message.

Thanks!
-- 
cheers, J"org               .-.-.   --... ...--   -.. .  DL8DTL

http://www.sax.de/~joerg/                        NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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