[afnog] UBUNTU 10.!10 headaches!

[Kebba Foon]

Hi Yasini,

try this command:

sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt 

if that did not working trying installing ntfs-3g and run:
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt

Thanks
Kebba


On Tue, 2012-04-10 at 17:37 +0000, Yasini Kilima wrote:
> Hello Patrick,
> 
> You asked:
> but does "mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt" work as root? and does "ls /mnt" show
> you the files you expect? (don't forget to umount /mnt).
> 
> This is the results for the commands I don't know how to go about but I guess the command didnt execute
> 
> investment2k7 at ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> investment2k7 at ubuntu:~$ ls /mnt
> investment2k7 at ubuntu:~$
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Patrick Okui [pokui at psg.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:21 AM
> To: Yasini Kilima
> Cc: afnog
> Subject: Re: [afnog] UBUNTU 10.!10 headaches!
> 
> Hello Yasini,
> 
> On 09/04/2012 5:36 PM, Yasini Kilima wrote:
> > I am trying to migrate to Ubuntu Linux but I am getting a lot of
> > drill with features that I would not want to lose as compared to
> > Microsoft.
> 
> Not directly related to your post (and this will sound weird) but if a
> particular OS has features or tools you MUST use and can't find
> substitutes for, then by all means use that OS. Even if it's Windows.
> 
> > Any way going back to the problem at hand now I decided to reinstall
> > my system with 10.10 which I have used a lot of energy first of all
> > to get the ISO image which at the beginning I downloaded a desktop
> > ISO which wanted to drive me crazy as it was not installing only
> > running on RAM with the CD inserted and I discovered at the latest
> > moment that I was supposed to download the Alternate Version which I
> > had to make sure I do it and get the results same day.
> 
> Not quite. The image you downloaded at first was likely the right one
> (though given when you posted the message I'm surprised you downloaded
> 10.10 rather than 11.10 or 10.04). The image you get these days if you
> select the default downloads is a "live" one meaning you can run it from
> RAM but it can also be installed to your disk. If you go to
> <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download> look at the
> instructions under step 4 right at the bottom of the page.
> 
> > Fdisk -l will show the /dev/sdb1 with the capacity of my memory
> > stick, Now I am about to run crazy again, I cannot afford to run my
> > new OS without USB stick functionality.
> 
> Ok, so what make/model of USB stick is it? How is it formatted? What did
> you try? I'm not sure what version of Ubuntu you ended up installing,
> but does "mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt" work as root? and does "ls /mnt" show
> you the files you expect? (don't forget to umount /mnt).
> 
> If the command line options work then likely your desktop environment
> just isn't automatically mounting it for you which is something else.
> 
> > Excuse me for the long STORY this is to make sure That my problem is
> > well Understood.
> 
> Your frustration is understood, but understand that without details for
> the *current* problem being solved (see above) it may not be easy for
> anyone to guess what may (not) have happened.
> 
> Also, like Seun asked, what hardware are you installing to? A laptop?
> Desktop? Virtual Machine? If you're using virtualization, what vendor
> (and version of it) powers your virtual machines?
> 
> --
> patrick
> 
> 
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