Going into Applications/ System Tools/ Configuration Editor/ system/storage/default_options/vfat/mount_options, and then remove the "usefree" option from the list. Exit gconf-editor, and try hotplugging your drive again.
This worked for me in Ubuntu 7.10. Thanks Dan Lenski. -- FAT: Unrecognized mount option "usefree" or missing value https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151025 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs