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   From: Peter    
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   Subject: Re: USB stick problem   
   Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:27:16 +0000   
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   On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:01:43 -0800, NoStop  wrote:   
      
   >Seaside Peter wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:01:30 +0100, Xunil Resu wrote:   
   >>    
   >>> When I turn on my pc and start a Kubuntu 6.10 session I always have to   
   >>> end the session and log in again before Kununtu/KDE sees my USB stick?   
   >>> What could cause this and how can it be remedied?   
   >>>    
   >>> Xunil Resu   
   >>    
   >> This will be no help - but in my case, my Freecom usb external drive only   
   >> gets recognised about one in three boots. Flash drives are always   
   >> recognised. My theory is that it's something to do with the time the drive   
   >> takes to initialise.   
   >>    
   >> It's annoying, though.   
   >   
   >It's because external drives are recognized using hotplug. If you have the   
   >drive connected when you boot the computer and intend to leave it   
   >connected, then just make an entry in fstab for that drive. Otherwise, pull   
   >out the drive and connect it again once you're at your desktop.   
   >   
   >Cheers.   
      
   Actually, that doesn't seem to work. I make a folder for the drive in   
   /media, write an fstab line for it, reboot, and there it is. But the   
   next time I reboot - it's gone again...   
      
   Error log and lsusb just say device sda doesn't exist....   
   --    
   Peter   
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