[SLUG] Backup

[Martin Webb]

john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>> Martin Webb wrote:
>>> john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>>>>> I'm expecting
>>>> to be able to point DAR to, for instance, /mnt/CD, but having put a
>>>> DVD disc in the drive, and seen it pop up on the desktop, I can't
>>>> for
>>>> the life of me work out where it's mounted .. any clues?
>>> /media/disc most likely
>> I just put a DVD in the drive.  It mounted at /media/VOL_(lotsa
>> numbers)
>>
>> Martin
> 
> Well that's just it. The DVD's in the drive, and an icon's appeared on
> the desktop which, when I right click it gives me the option to
> unmount it. But /media is empty, as is /mnt.
> 
> mount gives me:
> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 on / type ext3 (rw)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
> tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
> none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
> sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
> 
> so is it really mounted as the top line? That doesn't look like
> something I can use in a dar instruction, it lookg like it'll be
> different every time. Or might I be wrong about that?
> 
> It just seems a bit unexpected .. I expected it in /mount or /media.
> WTF's /dev/mapper?

Yeah, I was talking b****cks.  I'll have another think tomorrow, if I 
have time.
Martin