unable to mount

[nabilh2020]

when I run the command
sudo mountcifs start

it loads the modules
but cannot mount my share, it says
too many symlinks.

This is my fstab: (u/p hidden)

//192.168.1.1/volume1 /media/removable/USB1/stuff smbfs username=(),password=(),rw,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0

Another question, do I have to run it in chroot, i.e. after issuing
sudo enter-chroot

or can I run it from just the standard shell?

[divx118]

You have to run it from a crosh shell, not in a crouton chroot. Also files should be in /usr/local on chromeos so not in a chroot. cifs mount works independently from crouton.

[nabilh2020]

Thanks
a crosh shell, this is the one I get when I do
Ctrl+Alt+T then
shell
?
or do I have to type something else?

[nabilh2020]

OK I tried again, and this is now what I get:
$ sudo mountcifs start
Module cifs loaded
Module md4 loaded
mount: //192.168.1.1/volume1: can't read superblock
Mount failed for //192.168.1.1/volume1 on /media/removable/USB1/stuff

and with another share:
$ sudo mountcifs start
mount: mount //192.168.1.100/MEDIAX/vidz on /media/removable/USB1/stuff failed: Operation not supported
Mount failed for //192.168.1.100/MEDIAX/vidz on /media/removable/USB1/stuff

It is improving, but not yet quite there.

[nabilh2020]

I guess I will just stick to using vlc under crouton, it is better ;)