[joedeal]

Re: Usb auto-mounting

I have no idea if this is the best option, but works fine for me. I'm using a tiny package called usbmount.

Code:

sudo apt-get install usbmount

By default it only supports a few format types, so:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf

Inside the conf file change the filesystems line to:

Code:

FILESYSTEMS="ext2 ext3 vfat"

Save and reboot.

This'll now support windows formated usb drives. HOWEVER, there is a warning that removing your usb drives mid data-writing can and will cause data loss. As long as you don't pull it out whilst files are being written it works fine

Hello, hoping someone can point me in the right dorection. I followed this guide and set up my system on a Zotac Ion board. awesome guide! the only issues I am having is with the system seeing the HD's. I installed usbmount and set it up to see my external USB drive (ntfs) and all is well...except when I reboot it no longer sees the drive. I have to unplug the drive and plug it back in....very annoying. Is there a way to make it see the drive upon a reboot? Other issue is that I installed xbmc to a USB stick but I have a internal SATA drive I want to use for storage only...xbmc does not see the sata drive at all. the bios does see it though is there something I need to install? TIA!!!