Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 13 Nov 1999 01:17:02 +0000 | From | Robert Cardell <> | Subject | Re: [2.2.5] Strange Zip/VFAT problems |
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Riley Williams wrote: > > Hi Robert. > > [Quote from me deleted...] > > I use the following line with my ATAPI Zip-250 drive: > > /dev/hdd4 /zip auto noauto,user 0 0 > > Note that the 'user' implies noexec and nosuid so those do not need > stating as well. The only difference is the use of 'auto' instead of > 'vfat' in the media type field, which allows me to use ext2 and vfat > disks interchangably. > Yeah, I was typing that from memory...hang on, I think I can telnet into one of them from here - give me a moment...
<type, type, click, click...>
Here we are:
/dev/hdc4 /zip vfat nosuid,noauto,user 0 0
That's more like it. > [Me whinging about problem deleted...] > > > As far as I can tell, they're running the stock RH6.0 kernel, > > 2.2.5. But before I run to the admin and pester him to do > > cluster-wide kernel upgrades, I have to ask - is this a known > > (and fixed) kernel bug? Or is the problem likely elsewhere? Has > > anyone else even seen this? > > The only thing that comes to mind is that the one supplied with RH 6.0 > was 2.2.5-15 and there were supposed to be some important changes in > the update that was released as 2.2.5-22 so you may wish to suggest to > them that they upgrade to the later RPM. > Just gone to Red Hat's site and looked - the problems it fixes seem to be security-related - I'll suggest it anyway.
> Another option would be to upgrade to RH 6.1 which uses 2.2.12 as its > base kernel, and that shouldn't be hard. > Hmmm... might be too big a step for them...a whole distribution upgrade...
> The best option of all would be to download the 2.2.13 kernel tarball > and compile a custom kernel for those machines. However, if they've > only just started with Linux, they may be unwilling to do that. > I'll see if I can't talk the admin into it. The main problem is that he's a lecturer most of the time, and an admin on the side, but he's enthusiastic, and I think he can be accomodating.
> Best wishes from Riley. Taken with gratitude, and returned with, um, something nice...
Robert Cardell <rbt@mtlb.co.uk>
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