diff --git a/installation/openhabian-amanda.md b/installation/openhabian-amanda.md index 2f4f201d4..33f42e520 100644 --- a/installation/openhabian-amanda.md +++ b/installation/openhabian-amanda.md @@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ root@pi:/home/pi# ``` ### USB storage mount example - -Note that this is showing two alternative versions, for VFAT/FAT-16 filesystems (i.e. the original MS-DOS and the improved Windows filesystems that you usually use for small USB sticks only) and another version to use the ext4 native Linux filesystem. -You can use ext4 on a stick or USB-attached hard drive. -Either way, you just need one or the other. +You cannot use Windows FAT formatting (which is the standard on USB sticks). +You must use the ext4 native Linux filesystem on your stick or USB-attached hard drive. +Remember that the storage area has to be physically (plugged in) and logically (mounted) available anytime Amanda runs. +That's why we do not recommend to use removable media, but if you nonetheless do, the non-Windows filesystem will actually also help you in not accidentially unplugging the storage stick. ``` root@pi:/home/pi# fdisk -l /dev/sda @@ -191,28 +191,13 @@ Allocating group tables: done Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (8192 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done -root@pi:/# mkfs.vfat -v /dev/sda1 -mkfs.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24) -/dev/sda1 has 4 heads and 32 sectors per track, -hidden sectors 0x2000; -logical sector size is 512, -using 0xf8 media descriptor, with 524288 sectors; -drive number 0x80; -filesystem has 2 16-bit FATs and 8 sectors per cluster. -FAT size is 256 sectors, and provides 65467 clusters. -There are 8 reserved sectors. -Root directory contains 512 slots and uses 32 sectors. -Volume ID is 3604a1e5, no volume label. -root@pi:/home/pi# mkdir -p /storage/usbstick-linux /storage/usbstick-msdos +root@pi:/home/pi# mkdir -p /storage/usbstick-linux root@pi:/home/pi# echo "/dev/sda8 /storage/usbstick-linux ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1" >> /etc/fstab -root@pi:/home/pi# echo "/dev/sda1 /storage/usbstick-msdos vfat noatime,noauto,user,uid=backup 0 1" >> /etc/fstab root@pi:/home/pi# mount /storage/usbstick-linux -root@pi:/home/pi# mount /storage/usbstick-msdos -root@pi:/home/pi# df -k /storage/usbstick-linux /storage/usbstick-msdos +root@pi:/home/pi# df -k /storage/usbstick-linux Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda8 13403236 8204144 4495196 65% /storage/usbstick-linux -/dev/sda1 13403236 9018464 3680876 72% /storage/usbstick-msdos root@pi:/home/pi# ```