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echo: rberrypi
to: D.M. PROCIDA
from: CHRIS ELVIDGE
date: 2018-07-18 11:43:00
subject: Re: More robust drive set

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On 18/07/2018 11:17, D.M. Procida wrote:
> I have a volume listed in fstab, an external USB hard disk drive:
>
>          /dev/sda2 /media/tm hfsplus force,rw,user,auto 0 0
>
> If the drive is not connected, the Pi won't even boot up. Is there a way
> to have a drive that will mount at a certain mount point if it's
> available, without hanging the system if it's not?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Daniele
>

Lose the "force" option, add "nofail". I would use:
 /dev/sda2 /media/tm hfsplus defaults,nofail 0 0


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Chris Elvidge, England

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