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I've for a while mounted my camera whit "#mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey", but I'd like my home-user to do the same. I've added the line "/dev/usbkey /mnt/usbkey vfat noauto,users,exec,sync,umask=000 0 0" to /etc/fstab, and I've made a syslink from /dev/usbkey to /dev/sda1.
But when I try to "$ mount /mnt/usbkey" It gives me "mount: /dev/usbkey is not a valid block device" I've also tried with out the symlink and "/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 vfat..." but it don't help.
Originally posted by flux* I've for a while mounted my camera whit "#mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbkey", but I'd like my home-user to do the same. I've added the line "/dev/usbkey /mnt/usbkey vfat noauto,users,exec,sync,umask=000 0 0" to /etc/fstab, and I've made a syslink from /dev/usbkey to /dev/sda1.
But when I try to "$ mount /mnt/usbkey" It gives me "mount: /dev/usbkey is not a valid block device" I've also tried with out the symlink and "/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 vfat..." but it don't help.
Does it work if you specify the filesystem type:
mount -t vfat /mnt/usbkey
What's the permissions of the actual raw device as well in /dev ?
Distribution: Gentoo 2004.2: Who needs exmmpkg when you have emerge?
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i think this could be your problem:
/dev/usbkey /mnt/usbkey vfat noauto,USERS,exec,sync,umask=000 0 0"
the all caps bit i think is the problem. change it to user, not users, and see if it works.
Distribution: Gentoo 2004.2: Who needs exmmpkg when you have emerge?
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so, youre saying that it mounts fine as root, but it wont work as regular user? i hope you didnt make my change in all caps . not that it would have ruined anything . anyhoo, try this command:
mount -t vfat /dev/the_camera_device_name /mnt/usbkey
and if that doesnt work, are you sure you have vfat support and scsi generic support compiled into the kernel or as modules?
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. not that it would have ruined anything 
