thoughtfix | # 1 | 2006-01-12, 08:06 | Report

I bricked my tablet!
Then I fixed it and wrote this post on how to easily mount and unmount mass storage devices. It's not a howto - more of a "how I did it."

http://thoughtfix.blogspot.com/2006/...-mounting.html

Hey gnuite - Want to round out those last steps?

Simon | # 2 | 2006-01-12, 08:50 | Report

Why do you do that stuff in the sudoers file? Is that so you don't need to be root to use them each time? I currently do everything in Xterminal as root (I use the sudo gainroot which I modded with the help of a Linux geek friend). I know it's not good to be root all the time and need to get out of that habit.

thoughtfix | # 3 | 2006-01-12, 09:17 | Report

The goal is to make icons that run the scripts. I failed in that for now... but only for now!

Wooky | # 4 | 2006-01-12, 10:55 | Report

I left some comments in your blog. good work with the usb-powering hack (though I couldn't figure exactly how tou routed the + and - wires from the battery pack into the usb plugs).

I have a question concerning the automount: can you
#cat /etc/fstab
(as root I guess) and post the output here? perhaps that will give us some insight as to how to automount mass-storage devices. A nano running Linux and a N770 make a wonderful pair.

putkowski | # 5 | 2006-01-12, 17:11 | Report

thoughfix,

in the blog, your references to the mount point should be

/home/user/MyDocs/nano

not

/home/usr/MyDocs/nano

Great help... thanks.

P

thoughtfix | # 6 | 2006-01-12, 18:05 | Report

Thanks putkowski - It was correct in all but two references.

Damn my UNIX fingers for wanting to type /usr/

putkowski | # 7 | 2006-01-12, 19:26 | Report

I hate to say it, but I used-to-have the opposite problem. Now my brain seems to check to see if I'm typing in a white box...

Now we need to mount a swap to a wifi mounted linux box (in case you get bored..)

You're the top page at Planet Maemo..

P

While it seems odd to mount a music player to listen to music, my son's first impression (b4 the 770 was available) was that it would be an excellent "carputer." DC power a 160Gig USB drive and you could wifi your stuff to the driveway... then use the 770 to "tramp" around the internet once you get there...

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Chainsaw76 | # 8 | 2006-01-12, 19:46 | Report

Or... A front end to a carputer. Have a MP3 capable computer in the car, wi-fi.. Either no display, or rear LCD for movies. Then use the 770 as the controler to choose songs, etc. I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do NAV.. But hopefully my Bluetooth GPS will be here soon.

The the Carcomputer can Wifi it's own updates, and shut down.

-Jason

meshsmooth | # 9 | 2006-01-13, 01:53 | Report

i edited my sudoers file difrently
but if i run the comand
as user
i get
i am at a loss

thoughtfix | # 10 | 2006-01-13, 02:19 | Report

The full command is:
sudo has to grant root privs to the command first