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20 questions linked to/from How to access a usb flash drive from the terminal?
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Access an e-reader via USB on the command-line
I have a Likebook Mars e-reader. When I plug it into my laptop with a USB cable, it appears in PCManFM-Qt, and I can access the files on it graphically from there:
That works okay. What I want to do ...
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lsblk: failed to access sysfs directory: /sys/dev/block: No such file or directory
I am trying to copy the files on my ubuntu home directory to a USB flash drive. I am following these guidelines How to access a usb flash drive from the terminal?. When I run lsblk I get lsblk: failed ...
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Filesystem root and efi showns as external HDD in file explorer
I've recently noticed that in the file bar/explorer filesystem root and efi shown as external HDD. It is kind of weird I don't know it does affect the system processes or not. Furthermore, usb drives ...
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How can I get the /dev/ location of a USB device?
I want to get the location in /dev of a USB device connected to my machine.
Does anyone know how?
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How to recover USB flash drive functionality after having used dd?
I have been installing Linux on my laptop via a bootable USB flash drive and I was having difficulty, so I ran the following command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb
Was this a huge mistake? Did I wipe ...
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How to recover the corrupted flash drive ?
My Flash drive is corrupted and I am trying to recover it using this answer in ask ubuntu whose link is this https://askubuntu.com/a/37775/658451.
I have tried
lsblk
sudo blkid
sudo fdisk -l
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Copy files from recovery-mode via root terminal [duplicate]
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS was damaged during an upgrade and it can't be fixed. I need to save all my files in the disk in another disk.
When I log in as root during recovery mode, I see all my files there and ...
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How to unmount and mount pen drive in ubuntu via command line [duplicate]
How to unmount and mount pen drive in Ubuntu 14.04?
Thanks
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emergency mode at start up after update
After updating Ubuntu it now boots into emergency mode. I'm new to this OS.
If anyone can help me out with the codes that would be great. I do not have the OS on a CD or USB.
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Identifying backup devices with deja-dup/duplicity
I am using the Ubuntu aic7xxx module (which is controlling an Adaptec 21960 scsi controller which in turn is connected to a Dell LTO tape unit). I have successfully installed deja-dup and duplicity. ...
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How to move "home" to a separate partition in recovery mode? [duplicate]
I accidentally screwed my system so I only am able to boot in the repair mode. Anyway, I want to reinstall it (upgrade to 15.10, if that matters). So I want to save my "home" directory. I have access ...
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Repairing broken installation from Live USB without losing data
I recently broke my installation and I've tried in vain to repair it using apt-get and all his friends. Now I'm trying the live USB and I'm not sure how to continue. And I desperately don't want to ...
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How to mount an image file without root?
I have a file with an ext4 file system in it and want to mount it without using sudo every time (the script should run with user rights). The file I want to mount and the folder which I want to mount ...
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How to copy a file from USB drive
How can I copy, or just access a file on the USB drive from Ubuntu Server?
This answer here does not work, I am getting
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
which no one explained how to ...
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How do I install wpa-supplicant on an offline server?
Alright, I have an Ubuntu server on which I couldn't connect to my WPA2 secured Wi-Fi network.
Apparently I need wpa-supplicant to be able to connect to it
(see How do I connect to a WPA wifi network ...
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