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Re: [Bug-gnupod] Bug / Issue for gnupod
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Benoît Knecht |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-gnupod] Bug / Issue for gnupod |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:29:55 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070120) |
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Hi,
Neef wrote:
> Your Documentation on mounting the ipod through the /etc/fstab file uses
> the sync switch.
>
> /dev/sda2 /mnt/ipod vfat defaults,user,noauto,sync,umask=000
>
>
> Removing ;sync' from the line in fstab makes the transfer *much* quicker.
> HOWEVER
> After tranferring files and running mktunes you also need to run 'sync'
> to synchronise/update the file systems.
> So this process now goes thusly ;
Using async instead of sync in fstab seems to be an even better
solution. Transfers are fast, and there is no need to invoke sync before
umount. See if it works for you with:
/dev/sda2 /mnt/ipod vfat defaults,user,noauto,async,umask=000
Benoît
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