[QCLUG] Re: Building a Mythbox

[Leif Theden]

you can bypass /etc/fstab if you provide the folder where you want to
mount the device.

eg. # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdrive

make sure the /mnt/usbdrive (or whatever you want to name it) actually
exists first.

cheers, and good luck!

On 8/15/06, Agamotto <agamotto@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Agamotto wrote:
> > Baldy wrote:
> >
> >> Agamotto wrote:
> >>>     Hallo all.  I could use some help with putting together a
> >>> Mythbox.  I have a decent computer an Aver-something capture card with
> >>> an NVIDIA 7300 card with tv-out.  I have tried KnoppMyth, but keep
> >>> getting an error that has something to do with the NVIDIA driver/s and
> >>> something called a rankine object.
> >> here is a link to a full install
> >
> >
> >> http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/
> >>
> >
> >     Thanks for the link.  I am fetching the episode now, and hopefully
> > they can shed some light on what I am not getting about installing this :)
>
> 	Ok, that did help somewhat.  What is going wrong is I apparently need to
> update the NVIDIA driver that comes with KnoppMyth.  The one on the cd is a
> bit out of date for my 7300-something video card.  I got to the point where
> you turn off X, and drop to a console login.  Now the only thing that seems
> to be holding up the works is that KnoppMyth won't 'find' either a cd in
> the drive, or an usb-dongle with the file on it.  I am sure that I am
> missing something relatively stupid, but how do I convince it that there is
> a cd drive or usb drive attached and ready.  I tried mount /hda for the cd,
> and mount /sda and /sdb for the usb dongle, but keep getting an error that
> tells me that neither exist in fstab.
>
> 	Help?
>
>
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