When you use a LiveUSB drive to install Ubuntu on the Dell Mini 9, you create a problem with your fstab: any USB flash drive you insert into your mini will be seen as a CD/DVD drive.
If you get this error, "invalid mount option when attempting to mount the volume", apply this very easy fix.
In a terminal type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
You should get a text file similar to this:
Look for a line that is similar to the highlighted section.
It has my USB drive as /media/cdrom0, making it unable to mount.
If you need to see what your USB drive is being mounted under,
In a terminal type:
sudo fdisk -l
and look through the output for your device name.
Simply delete the line.
Now you can use USB drives normally.
5 comments:
thank you!!!!
but then, what if you insert a real external cd-drive into the usb port?
not having a mini9 to test by myself yet...
anonymous,
When I plug my external CD drive into the mini it works fine.
thanks so much for the very clear and helpful walk thru!
keep up the great work!!
:)
I cant find what my USB is being mounted as... there is no line that is similar to what you've posted.
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