Boot problem on linux mint
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Boot problem on linux mint
Hi,
I am totaly new to linux and to get familiarized i installed Linux Mint on my old PC to replace Windows XP.
So far so good. Now while booting the computer the bootscreen asks for a USB flash drive which aparently was in
the system while installing Linux Mint (Cinamonn).
At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this message which is a bit anoying.
Can someone tell me please what i can do to get rid of this message and boot directly from the harddrive?
With thanks in advance
Bob
I am totaly new to linux and to get familiarized i installed Linux Mint on my old PC to replace Windows XP.
So far so good. Now while booting the computer the bootscreen asks for a USB flash drive which aparently was in
the system while installing Linux Mint (Cinamonn).
At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this message which is a bit anoying.
Can someone tell me please what i can do to get rid of this message and boot directly from the harddrive?
With thanks in advance
Bob
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Re: Boot problem on linux mint
What does it say? May I ask how did you install Linux Mint? Is it by using mint4win or you did a full install? And did you use a DVD or a USB flash drive in installing Linux Mint?Now while booting the computer the bootscreen asks for a USB flash drive which aparently was in the system while installing Linux Mint (Cinamonn).
At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this message which is a bit anoying.
Re: Boot problem on linux mint
etcnerdtron wrote:What does it say? May I ask how did you install Linux Mint? Is it by using mint4win or you did a full install? And did you use a DVD or a USB flash drive in installing Linux Mint?Now while booting the computer the bootscreen asks for a USB flash drive which aparently was in the system while installing Linux Mint (Cinamonn).
At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this message which is a bit anoying.
Hi there
it was a full install from a downloaded version and burned on to a cd-rom
It gives three choices at the bootup screen, wait - press S to skip - M for recovery modes
when i choose M i get some options like normal boot, recovery boot etc.
normal boot works, is in fact the same as skip but is no solutions while the next time you boot the same problem occurs,
when choosing recovery mode, some kind of shell is executed with choices i do not understand.
Is there a way to edit the boot script so the line with the USB command is deleted?
(this might be a stupid question, dont know if linux works that way)
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Re: Boot problem on linux mint
Post the contents of your fstab.Bobdebouwer wrote:At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this message
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cat /etc/fstab
You will get that error if a drive is listed in fstab but isn't connected.
"There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
Re: Boot problem on linux mint
Hi, here is the listing of fstabcatweazel wrote:Post the contents of your fstab.Bobdebouwer wrote:At boot i have to telll the system it has to Skip this messagePlease make sure you click the code button and paste the output between the markers.Code: Select all
cat /etc/fstab
You will get that error if a drive is listed in fstab but isn't connected.
It is indeed the last line where the TDK flash drive is mentioned,
is there a way to remove this line?
So far thanks for your help.
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=91d0ef84-5f00-40b6-b1df-10c6707a4784 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=b79b9355-7acf-41eb-b670-f68a08b13398 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 /mnt/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 auto nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 0
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Re: Boot problem on linux mint
You can simply put a # symbol in front of the line.Bobdebouwer wrote:Code: Select all
UUID=91d0ef84-5f00-40b6-b1df-10c6707a4784 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=b79b9355-7acf-41eb-b670-f68a08b13398 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 /mnt/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 auto nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 0
My apologies for the late reply. I was busy.
"There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
Re: Boot problem on linux mint
Hi Catweselcatweazel wrote:You can simply put a # symbol in front of the line.Bobdebouwer wrote:Code: Select all
UUID=91d0ef84-5f00-40b6-b1df-10c6707a4784 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=b79b9355-7acf-41eb-b670-f68a08b13398 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 /mnt/usb-TDK_LoR_TF30_USB_3.0_070729BE9D488F76-0:0-part1 auto nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 0
My apologies for the late reply. I was busy.
thanks for the reply, with what can i edit the lines?
regards
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Re: Boot problem on linux mint
Bobdebouwer wrote:thanks for the reply, with what can i edit the lines?
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gksu gedit /etc/fstab
"There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
Re: Boot problem on linux mint
catweazel wrote:Bobdebouwer wrote:thanks for the reply, with what can i edit the lines?That ought to do it.Code: Select all
gksu gedit /etc/fstab
Yeah, thanks your advice works,
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