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echo: rberrypi
to: CHRIS ELVIDGE
from: D.M. PROCIDA
date: 2018-07-19 23:41:00
subject: Re: More robust drive set

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Chris Elvidge  wrote:

> 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

That still hangs if I boot without the drive attached.

Not having a display to attach to the Pi here, it's a tedious business
of trial and error (and wiping the SD card when it's an error, since I'm
also able to edit files on it from macOS).

Daniele

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