[olug] To re-install or NOT reinstall? (RE: Two attached files)

Joe Gulizia jrguliz at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 11 03:21:24 UTC 2006


The jpg files are at:

http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/numbers/

Linux_TempFile_0
and
Linux_TempFile_1

Thank you. 

--- Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:

> (2 attached jpg files)
> 
> I unhooked the USB drivea and am concentrationg on
> the
> CDRW (non-working) and DVD (working).
> 
> Here are two jpg files (attached).  If they don't
> come
> through let me know.
> 
> Here's my FSTAB: (Line numbers)
> (01)
> (02)# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> (03)#
> (04)# <file system> <mount point>   <type> 
> <options> 
>      <dump>  <pass>
> (05)proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> (06)/dev/mapper/Ubuntu-root / ext3
>
nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid
> 0 1
> (07)/dev/hda1 /boot ext3
> nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
> (08)/dev/mapper/Ubuntu-swap_1 none swap sw 0 0
> (09)/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660  0 0
> (10)/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660  0 0
> (11)/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 vfat
> uid=65534,gid=65534,auto,rw,users,quiet 0 0
> (12)# /dev/sdb1 /media/CARD_READER usbfs  0 0
> (13)
> (14)/dev/hdc /hdc auto
> nouser,atime,auto,ro,dev,exec,suid 0 0
> (15)
> (16)/dev/hdd /hdd auto
> user,noauto,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
> (17)/dev/hdd /hdd auto
> nouser,noauto,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
> (18)
> (end)
> 
> BTW:  Notice that the working DVD has dev/hdc_1
> 
> I get two icons of each drive on the desktops...one
> works one doesnt (DVD) and both don't work for CDRW.
> 
> When I comment out lines 16 or 17 I get errors (in
> attempt One)
> same when I comment out lines 9 or 10 (in attempt
> Two)
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe
> 
> --- Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Sat, September 9, 2006 22:27, Joe Gulizia
> wrote:
> > > Running Kubuntu 6.06...can't access cd drives
> > > successfully...OR external media (hard drives
> via
> > > USB).
> > >
> > > If I re-install the OS from the CD...can I
> somehow
> > > transfer or save my current information on the
> new
> > OS?
> > >
> > > If I go that route....should I have the drives
> > hooked
> > > in and "ON" when re-installing?
> > 
> > Before resorting to re-installing, try the Kubuntu
> > 6.06 Live-DVD and see
> > if the USB drives mount in that environment.
> > 
> > Is this the same issue you wrote about earlier
> this
> > week?  Did my hints
> > (adding your user to the cdrom group) help?
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > - - - -
> > "Wait for that wisest of all counselors, time." --
> > Pericles
> > "I do not fear computers, I fear the lack of
> them."
> > -- Isaac Asimov
> > "Soon we will be able to harness the rotational
> > energy from Orwell's grave
> > to solve all world energy problems." -- /. user
> > GigsVT (208848)
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> B2B0
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