automounting options in Slackware 9.1

ZidanaX · 03-07-2004, 06:33 PM

I recently migrated to Slackware 9.1 from Mandrake, and I noticed that unlike Mandrake, Slackware doesn't use supermount to automatically mount and unmount removable media. I would recompile the kernel with supermount, but I've heard it's rather buggy. (not that I had any problems with it in Mandrake...) What other options are there for automatic mounting and unmounting of removable media? Thanks.

Andrew Benton · 03-07-2004, 07:18 PM

I like the supermount patch. It works for me. Where did you read about bugs? I've not noticed any problems, but may I don't know what to look for. My kids like it cos they can just plug in an mp3 player and drag and drop music into it.

ZidanaX · 03-07-2004, 08:36 PM

Hmm, maybe I'll go ahead and try out supermount on slackware anyways, unless somebody else has something to say. I heard about supermount being buggy elsewhere in these forums (don't remember where). However, I've heard about supermount-ng, which is supposed to have fixed a lot of the bugs. Perhaps the poster was referring to an older version of supermount? (correct me if I am wrong)