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Re: [LUG] Viglen - finding hard drives and USB flash

 

Tom Potts wrote:
> Having deleted the root user from my Viglen mpc I've go a Xubuntu 8.10 
> alternate usb flash drive and I can boot the viglen from it.
> However in 'install' mode the partitioner cant find a hard drive.
> In 'repair' mode I cant find the USB stick as CDRom - /dev/usb* dont seem to 
> contain it
> Any ideas - other not be so old and stupid.
> Tom te tom te tom
>
>
>   
try /dev/sdb or /dev/sdb1

make sure you also know what the mount point is in /media

that works for me

Paul

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