Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

2015-09-20 Thread Tony Pursell 
Hi David

I'm not a big expert on these things.  Here are a few ideas.  I'm sure
someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

First of all. I must say that I'm not sure what your problem is.  You don't
usually need an entry in fstab to mount DVDs. On my PC a pre-recorded CD or
DVD just gets mounted automatically and an entry for /dev/sr0 appears in
/etc/mtab (the mounted file systems).  For a blank disk, I get a prompt to
ask me what to do with it - e.g. to launch CC/DVD Creator.

Most removable media will mount automatically and appear in the Launcher.

Your floppy drive entry seems to be rubbish.  I would just remove it, if
you don't have a floppy drive.

I'm using standard Ubuntu 15.04.  What are you using?  And how did you
install it?  Are you dual booting with Vista, for instance?

Tony

On 20 September 2015 at 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).
> #
> #
> # / 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 noneswap
> 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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[ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

2015-09-20 Thread David Goldsbrough 
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).
#
#
# / 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 noneswap
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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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

2015-09-20 Thread 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@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@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).
#
#
# / 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 noneswap   
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


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).
> #
> #
> # / 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 noneswap   
> 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