For questions regarding storage drives that connect using a USB port.
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How to install packages to external USB drive
Can I install software using apt-get and specify where I want them to be installed?
I have a USB stick auto mounted on /media/usb and I want to tell aptitude to install ruby and java JRE on a USB ...
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How to read content of modified USB thumb drive?
I discovered someone who I didn't want harm to befall had purchased an "Internet Radio + TV Player" USB device. I decided to see if I could view the contents of the device to see if any of it was ...
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Ubuntu Tools for recovering data from damaged USB Flash Drive ~ 10 Gb
I have technical issues with my USB Flash Drive - JetFlash®V15 (TS16GJFV15)
It's very critical situation because I can not see the data from it and I should get a way to recover them ASAP.
So, in ...
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Chainload boot of Ubuntu installed on 32GB SD card from legacy Grub boot on USB
I have Ubuntu installed on a 32 GB SD card (in the Storage Expansion slot on an Acer Aspire One) with Grub2 installed in the same partition. I boot into legacy Grub on a USB drive and would like to ...
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Creating abootable USB for use on Acer Aspire One using a Macbook
Last night I tried to upgrade an Acer Aspire One that my granddaughter uses to Ubuntu 12.0.4 but it failed before it finished and now the machine won't start at all. I've had a look at how to create a ...
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External USB 3 drive not recognized
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit seems not to recognize my external hard disk. It is a Vantec NST-310S3 external disk enclosure with a WD 3TB drive. The disk has two NTFS partitions. My PC is a dual boot system. ...
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Terminal can't find img file of Ubuntu 12.10
On a Mac, I followed the steps for the 'USB download from Mac', but on Step 9: Execute
sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/diskN bs=1m
(replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where ...
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“Safely remove drive” option missing from Nautilus in 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to safely remove a USB external drive?
Safely remove drive option is missing from Nautilus in 12.10 or am I missing something?
In 12.04 I could right click on the ...
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USB Pendrive doesn't work
I have a Kingston 8GB pendrive, earlier when I connected it to Ubuntu, it was identified by the system. But now when I connect it to Ubuntu the drive isn't identified any longer. Please help me to ...
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Unstable after moving headless server from usb-hdd to usb pendrive
Ubuntu server 12.04.1 running from usb-hdd is rock solid for months. After copying the partitions to a Kingston usb pendrive the system will only run for 3-4 days before some services fail.
Is ...
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How to force USB to use same device ID instead of new one?
I am having some trouble in automating the task. I am testing some android based mobiles in Linux machine. The automation script uses the device ID under /dev/bus/usb/001/"053" it will be always under ...
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I get a “no default or ui configuration directive found” on boot
No default or UI configuration directive found.
I get this error when I tried to reboot Ubuntu with the DiskOnKey flash drive.
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USB slots stop working suddenly from time to time
After re-installing Lubuntu 12.04 system on my laptop an older problem re-emerged after a few days and installation of different programs: without apparent reason the external mouse and sometimes ...
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Cannot mount USB 3 harddrive
I cannot mount an USB 3 harddrive. When looking at dmesg I got the following error:
[ 96.463269] usb 3-2.1: >new low-speed USB device number 10 using xhci_hcd
[ 96.485777] usb 3-2.1: >New ...
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How to safely remove a USB external drive?
How I can safely remove a USB external drive?
Ubuntu 12.10 does not come with this option, only to "Unmount" the disk, but not "Eject".
I have tried both USB sticks and with my external hard ...
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Can't access external USB storage after updating to 12.10
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 after Windows failed me and Samsung got a bit pissy about providing any help.
I then upgraded to 12.10 after a week or two and suddenly my external USB devices no longer ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Installation Screen Hangs [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I downloaded ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso and prepared a bootable USB using pendrivelinux's ...
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Ubuntu Live USB - Finding files that were stored on my flash drive
How can I find the files that were stored on my flash drive before I installed Ubuntu to it?
Edit: No, I didn't format it, my files are still on the flash drive root. I just need to know how to ...
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Ubuntu from a flash drive, where do files get stored?
I'm a total newb to Ubuntu (Linux in general, tbh) and I'd like to try out Ubuntu by running it from a flash drive. Now my question is: Do my files (both installation and 'personal' files (like texts, ...
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How to do a full installation of Ubuntu 11.04 on USB
I am trying to do a full installation of Ubuntu 11.04 on my USB stick, which can be virtualized on vmwares or virtualboxes when I plugged my USB stick. The Ubuntu must be able to save my files on the ...
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chmod: cannot access New Volume Trash 1000 Input output error
i try to make my flash-disk able to save data and everyone can use it but when i check my chmod it say
what is .trash-1000 about and why its say input/output error how to fix it ?
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Why does flash memory suddenly stop mounting?
I have this problem with my flash memory. It suddenly stopped mounting and any time I open it in any computer (even Windows 7) it tells me that I need to format it so that I can use it.
I can't format ...
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Need help to install persistent Ubuntu on USB drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Portable virtual machine with preinstalled Ubuntu for Windows?
I am a new user of Ubuntu. I would like to install a persistent Ubuntu 11.04 to my USB stick, and it ...
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How can I automate ddrescue from a failing usb hard drive?
I've got an interesting problem...
A friend asked me to recover data from a failing external (usb) hard drive, which i've been doing using the ddrescue utility. However, every few hours the drive ...
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How to install Ubuntu from USB and not delete Windows XP
My computer currently runs on Win XP, and I would like to install Ubuntu 12.04.
I downloaded the ISO file, booted a USB, and restarted my netbook.
I selected the option to install Ubuntu along Windows ...
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How do i boot any ISO from a USB flash drive?
So I know in my bios theres this settings in USB labled "Emulate device" HDD/CDROM/FDD
But im not even sure I understand what it means and I cant find it on the internet.
Do you remember the old ...
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Only root-permissions to USB-drive after formatting with Gparted
I formatted my external USB-drive with GParted to ext2 file system. After that the usb-drive is automounted with root-permission and now I only can write with sudo to the drive. Of course I can change ...
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Pen drive cannot be mounted
I get the following message when I insert my pen drive to USB port. I am unable to format it as well. (This pen drive earlier used as a bootable drive for Ubuntu 12.04)
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
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usb ssd disk mount at boot on z77 chipset
i have 12.04 ubuntu installed. I want to mount usb ssd disk at boot. After boot it detected as disk in /dev/disk/by-id/... and as /dev/sdb3.
During boot there disk are not detected.
Even after boot ...
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1.5 TB USB Drive failed to mount
Seagate 1.5Tb FreeAgent USB Hard Drive. Formatted FAT32. I figure it is 75% full.
Used to work fine in XUBUNTU it shows up in Cairo Dock but when I click on it I get "failed to mount drive'. Nautilus ...
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How to format a USB drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to format a USB flash drive?
How do I clear everything (data, viruses) from a thumbdrive?
How to format a pen drive in Ubuntu 12.04? I have this pen drive which ...
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WUBI Windows installer won't launch on Windows 98
Have an old PIII 1GHz machine that I'd like to try to use as a homework writing / editing / printing machine for the kids and maybe share the printer on the home net, but it doesn't look like I'm ...
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USB problems in 12.04
I got two problems with my USB drive and I badly need a solution asap for these. Please help me out.
My USB devices run very slow in Ubuntu. Though I have 1.1 ports on my laptop, I used to get speed ...
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USB drive not recognized after Erase Disk
I was trying to create a bootable USB to install Lubuntu using Startup Disk Creator and I accidentally tapped on the "Erase Disk" option.
Now Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't seem to read my USB drive anymore. I ...
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Is there a way to sync my laptop's Ubuntu install with a jumpdrive Ubuntu install?
So I'm doing a fresh install of Ubuntu on my laptop right now. I also have a jumpdrive with Ubuntu installed on it with a persistent setup.
What I would like is to be able to plug the jumpdrive into ...
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Full copy of Ubuntu with installed programs and user files [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the Alternatives For RemasterSys?!
How to make full copy of Ubuntu (12.04.1), with ability to "unpack" it from Windows, to my another flash card (to have two ...
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How to grub-install ignore specific drive/partition
Is it possible to use grub-install or update-grub to just search on specific disk/partition? (or ignore specific)?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my hard drive, but i wished to do some testing on it ...
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How do I get a USB drive shortcut on desktop?
Is there a flash drive shortcut on Ubuntu 12.04 desktop like Ubuntu 10.10 desktop have?
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12.04 stopped recognizing Windows partitions after update
Yesterday I made a system update and it worked well. I then shut down and working inside Windows 7 x64. Although, right now I want to work inside Ubuntu but I cannot see the partitions and USB ...
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Running python portably from usb drive
I want to download the Python on my Ubuntu 12.04, but I run it on USB flash drive. Do I have any choice to let the Python download on my flash drive? FYI it is my first time touching Ubuntu so try to ...
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Disable auto-opening nautilus window after auto-mount
Every time I plug a USB stick in, nautilus opens a new window with the contents of the drive. I would like to disable this auto-opening of the nautilus window, but I would like the actual auto-mount ...
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rescue data from usb disk - don't want to format
I have a problem with my usb flash disk. It's a Kingston Datatraveler. I use it intensely, and since yesterday it has become corrupted. I can't remember that I took it out before dismounting (or ...
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Why can't I mount my WD My Passport USB drive?
I got a WD My Passport 1TB external HD, ubuntu recognize it as a CD but cant mount it.
I'm usin a PC
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ × 2,
Edubuntu Presice 12.04 64-bit, 500GB HDD,
...
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Running Ubuntu from a USB Flash drive on Acer
I've made a bootable USB flash drive to run Ubuntu. The drive works fine on most laptops/computers I try: It does not want to start on my (favourite) Acer Aspire 5745 (Windows 7 64 bit). The opening ...
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External drive hanging, load average through the roof
I have an external USB drive, and I run an hourly rsync to it as a backup. This has been working fine for years. This weekend, I got two new 2Tb internal drives, and decided it was time to ...
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How to partition this USB drive for installation with an easy walk through?
I am not a computer literate and need to know how to partition my USB drive without messing up my laptop.
I already have the boot order set up properly and the USB drive already has the ISO image ...
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How to use a bootable USB on another machine without grub?
I have installed (not live CD) Ubuntu on a USB stick, and now having dual boot with Windows. How can I use this USB on another machine, as the latter does not have grub.
How to make the USB ...
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Slow transfer to external USB3 hard drive
Trying to backup data from hard drive before reloading windows following some issue with its load.
Having trouble with the file transfer to a USB3/2 external hard drive NTFS. Getting transfer speed ...
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Pen drive is recognizing as a USB Internet Dongle which connects to the PC. How do the Pen drive configure well in Ubuntu 12.04?
Every time I connect my Pen drive it recognizes as more like a Dongle. The reason that I'm telling that
if I connect it to the PC when I'm on the INTERNET, it will
automatically copy all the ...
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Pendrive USB Ubuntu installation - black screen on boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I see many posts on this, but no solution.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my 16GB USB flash drive ...
