Change your fstab parameters from "...loop 0 0" to "...loop 0 1" (might work, might not) It looks to me like a race condition caused by parallel mount tasks. The second zero allows non-sequential (multiple ) mount processes. A one disables it. The missing commas seem wrong, but not an issue here. (-: Chas.M. :-) Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 20:21:33 -0700 Subject: Help with fstab additions From: lthielster@gmail.com To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us I've added these 6 lines to /etc/fstab on this machine: /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/10.04/ubuntu-10.04.02-desktop-i386.iso /mnt/ubu1004DL32 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/10.04/ubuntu-10.04.02-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt/ubu1004DL64 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso /mnt/ubu1010DL32 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/10.10/ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt/ubu1010DL64 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/11.04/ubuntu-11.11-desktop-i386.iso /mnt/ubu1104DL32 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 /home/larry/isofiles/ubuntu/11.04/ubuntu-11.11-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt/ubu1104DL64 udf,iso9660 user,loop 0 0 Problem is that only the middle two seem to work. The first one (or more) show an error on screen and give 2 options before the gdm login but gdm comes up too soon to do anything. After logging in I find May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [2]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/images/dev".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [3]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1004DL32".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [4]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1004DL64".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [5]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1010DL32".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [6]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1010DL64".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [7]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1104DL32".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x May 2 19:49:11 fogtest exportfs[1100]: /etc/exports [8]: Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "*:/mnt/ubu1104DL64".#012 Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check').#012 NOTE: this default has changed since nfs-utils version 1.0.x from processing /etc/exports for nfs. I don't think this means anythoing about why only 2 of the 6 gets mounted. Any ideas? -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss