Mount question?

Jongi · 10-28-2005, 03:32 AM

I have mounted some drives - eg /mnt/Drive. Why is that in the /mnt directory there is a Drive and drive? Are both necessary?

This leads from the fact that I once copied stuff onto a USB stick. I copied the stuff to /media/usb_stick. When I insert the stuff on another computer the files were not there on the USB stick. When I looked in the folder /media I could still see the usb_stick/ directory. and the files were still in there. I then copied the files to /media/USB_STICK. Lo and behold they were now on the stick. Surely this kind of thing should not happen?

jonaskoelker · 10-28-2005, 04:43 AM

*nix is case-sensitive, including when it comes to the file system. I'm guessing you had your USB stick mounted on /media/USB_STICK but not on /media/usb_stick. In that case, it makes perfect sense.

Try looking in your /etc/fstab, and at the output of mount. Read the manual if necessary. Post them if they don't make sense to you.

I suggest you read ESR's `smart questions', and Simon Tatham's `how to report bugs effectively'.

hth --Jonas

Jongi · 10-28-2005, 11:58 AM

Part of /etc/fstab

Code:

/dev/hdd1            /mnt/Media           ntfs       ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0
/dev/hdc1            /mnt/WinLin          vfat       users,gid=users,umask=0002,utf8=true 0 0
/dev/hda1            /mnt/WinProgs        ntfs       ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0

# ls -l /mnt

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root     5 2005-10-19 01:21 media -> Media
dr-xr-xr-x   1 root users 4096 2005-10-22 16:17 Media
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root     6 2005-10-19 01:21 winlin -> WinLin
drwxrwxr-x  11 root users 8192 1970-01-01 02:00 WinLin
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root     8 2005-10-16 21:27 winprogs -> WinProgs
dr-xr-xr-x   1 root users 8192 2005-10-28 07:52 WinProgs

Why does it create the all lowercase links. Can I delete them?

# ls -l /media

Code:

drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-10-22 11:26 6_Shrink
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-10-16 21:27 dvdrecorder
drwxrwxrwx  1 root  root     0 2005-10-28 18:41 floppy
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-10-18 07:47 floppy_1
dr-xr-xr-x  1 jongi users 2048 2005-08-10 10:23 PCF_Sept05
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-10-17 20:37 Reformat_DVD
drwxrwxrwx  1 root  root     0 2005-10-28 18:41 USB_STICK
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-10-18 19:46 WXPOEM_EN
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root  4096 2005-03-22 20:54 xmms_audio_cd

The bold refers to CD/DVDs I have used in the dvdrecorder drive. The italicised one is the one currently in the drive. Why does it still show the ones in bold? Why does it not remove them after I take them out of the drive?

#ls -l /media/dvdrecorder/

Code:

total 8
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 2005-10-16 21:27 .
drwxr-xr-x  12 root root 4096 2005-10-28 18:49 ..

All commmands run as root.

jonaskoelker · 10-29-2005, 05:51 AM

Quote:

The bold refers to CD/DVDs I have used in the dvdrecorder drive. The italicised one is the one currently in the drive. Why does it still show the ones in bold? Why does it not remove them after I take them out of the drive?

See Tatham's article, especially the part about using pronouns.

I don't understand (1) current behaviour; (2) your expected behaviour; (3) how they differ; (4) why current behaviour is undesired.

Perhaps I could better understand a typescript (see script(1)).

--Jonas

Jongi · 10-29-2005, 01:36 PM

Read the parts with the question marks. And understand that I do not want that behaviour. Why I don't want it is not important to you. Oh okay, it's because I prefer it not to act in that way.

jonaskoelker · 10-29-2005, 03:17 PM

I'd like to help you, but I can't do that unless you cooperate.

So, read my previous posts. I ask you to do various things. If you do them, I'll resume trying to help you.

Jongi · 10-29-2005, 04:19 PM

jonaskoelker: i have reread my 2nd post. And if you do not understand the questions I ask just say so. The questions seem to be fairly straightforward. Spell it out if they are not to you.

jonaskoelker · 10-29-2005, 04:23 PM

I did say so.

Jongi · 10-29-2005, 04:29 PM

What do you not understand about

Code:

Why does it create the all lowercase links.

Code:

 Can I delete them?

jonaskoelker · 10-29-2005, 04:32 PM

In the words of BOFH, this is getting on my tits. I have unsubscribed.

Jongi · 10-29-2005, 04:34 PM

Thank you for that. And if I may add every other person on this forum with my other threads has been very helpful given my style of reporting problems I have. I thank them.