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   From: NoStop    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: USB stick problem   
   Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:37:07 -0800   
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   Peter wrote:   
      
   > 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....   
      
   Hmmm, post your fstab.   
      
   Cheers.   
      
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