Why cant my disk and usb sticks not automatic mount.

[Madjamfree]

Hi all
When I place a dvd/cd or USB stick into the computer, it will not mount automatic!, Why?
I'm new to linux mint and seem to be going around the settings and not finding the right button to click to fix this thing.
Help please.

[wangsuda]

Help is here. Click on your menu, and go to Settings>Removable Drives and Media. It should automatically open to the "Storage" tab. Click on the first two options. Click on the third one if you want the folder to open automatically.

[thevaliantx]

I am having a similar problem. Mint 11 *sees* my Geek Squad 8gb usb stick, but I can not access it. Where is the settings option? I am running the Live version of Mint 11 and need to resolve this issue before deciding to actually install the OS. Thanks!

[nlsthzn]

I am having a similar problem. Mint 11 *sees* my Geek Squad 8gb usb stick, but I can not access it. Where is the settings option? I am running the Live version of Mint 11 and need to resolve this issue before deciding to actually install the OS. Thanks!

Menu -> Control Center -> Disk Utility


Neil

[wangsuda]

I am having a similar problem. Mint 11 *sees* my Geek Squad 8gb usb stick, but I can not access it. Where is the settings option? I am running the Live version of Mint 11 and need to resolve this issue before deciding to actually install the OS. Thanks!

You need to tell your live version to allow you to access your stick. To do that, open the terminal and enter the following command:

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sudo chown -R COMPUTER NAME:COMPUTER NAME /media/MOUNT POINT HERE

In other words, my computer's name is "Douglas," and the mount point for my stick is SILDBI204579024NHFN. So my command would be

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sudo chown -R douglas:douglas /media/SILDBI204579024NHFN