[ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

[peter maddison]

Hi David,

To find out what drives are connected you should type, in terminal
(whichever type you're using) '
*sudo blkid*' and that should come up with something like...

pooky2483 at pooky2483-Kubuntu-1404-LTS:~$ *sudo blkid*
/dev/sda1: UUID="a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda2: UUID="718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda5: UUID="b670b54e-542b-43fe-9329-f620887acaa1" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda6: LABEL="Drive5" UUID="127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6"
TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="Drive1" UUID="d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f"
TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdc1: LABEL="Drive3" UUID="3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374"
TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdi1: LABEL="EXT-01" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5"
TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdj1: LABEL="EXT-02" UUID="e59d54c9-6b03-4788-94aa-ef1adb4ad2dd"
TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="07056c2f-ff73-45b6-b633-8fee8eda675e"
TYPE="ext4"
pooky2483 at pooky2483-Kubuntu-1404-LTS:~$

This is my 'fstab' (Sorry it's a bit messy)

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51 /               ext4   
errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4 none            swap   
sw              0       0
#
#
#
/dev/sdb1 /media/Drive1 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# UUID=d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
/dev/sdc1 /media/Drive3 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# UUID=3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
/dev/sda6 /media/Drive5 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# UUID=127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# 4TbHd
/dev/sdi1 /media/EXT-01 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# UUID=70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# 3TbHd X 2
/dev/sdj1 /media/EXT-02 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
/dev/sdk1 /media/EXT-03 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
#
#
#
# /dev/sda1: UUID="a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51" TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sda2: UUID="718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4" TYPE="swap"
# /dev/sda5: UUID="b670b54e-542b-43fe-9329-f620887acaa1" TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sda6: LABEL="Drive5" UUID="127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6"
TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sdb1: LABEL="Drive1" UUID="d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f"
TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sdc1: LABEL="Drive3" UUID="3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374"
TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sdi1: LABEL="EXT-01" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5"
TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sdj1: LABEL="EXT-02" UUID="e59d54c9-6b03-4788-94aa-ef1adb4ad2dd"
TYPE="ext4"
# /dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="07056c2f-ff73-45b6-b633-8fee8eda675e"
TYPE="ext4"

#
# /dev/sdd1 /media/Drive4 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
# /dev/sdc /media/Win-Storage ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0
#
# /dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5"
TYPE="ext4"

Also, my motherboard does not have a floppy drive port, I'm using an
ASUS M578L-M/USB3.

Hope this helps.
p.s. I was a WinXP user until a friend showed me the error of my ways
and introduced me to Ubuntu 11.10. I have since moved to Kubuntu and
currently using 14.04LTS.

Pete
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On 20/09/15 13:04, David Goldsbrough wrote:
>
> About 2 months ago I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a win vista machine
> that was lying a little idle.  One reason for this was the large
> screen attached to it and my failing eyesight at the time. I now know
> that was a little futile of a reason.
> My eyesight deteriorated significantly afterwards to the point of
> having an op to reattach my retina and I am now on the long recovery
> path.  I have been experimenting with all sorts of accessibility aids
> with little success and lots of frustration.
> I explored  Ubuntu like distros aimed at those with poor eyesight.  It
> was then I discovered my previous installation had not recognised my
> twin DVD drives as I was unable to burn the ISO image after download. 
> Early research suggested an edit to /etc/fstab might cure the problem
> so i added two lines. See this:-
>
> Myfstab
> # etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
> # device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
> # that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
> #
> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> # / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
> UUID=76577e65-1d5c-4447-8e5a-df0b3df73d0c /               ext4   
> errors=remount-ro 0       1
> # swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
> UUID=76bf638d-db15-4c38-a1ec-659b5b5fd5dd none            swap   
> sw              0       0
> /dev/frw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
> /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
> /dev/sr1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>
> Now the floppy drive entry is really weird as the system does not have
> one! The hard drive is a SATA drive.
> If I insert USB stick the system picks it up and I can see files. The
> DVD drives work OK in Win Vista . Indeed I can boot from them before
> GRUB and the MBR kicks in.
> Any help to fix would be most appreciated.
>
>
>

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