Hi David, To find out what drives are connected you should type, in terminal (whichever type you're using) ' *sudo blkid*' and that should come up with something like...
pooky2483@pooky2483-Kubuntu-1404-LTS:~$ *sudo blkid* /dev/sda1: UUID="a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sda2: UUID="718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4" TYPE="swap" /dev/sda5: UUID="b670b54e-542b-43fe-9329-f620887acaa1" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sda6: LABEL="Drive5" UUID="127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdb1: LABEL="Drive1" UUID="d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdc1: LABEL="Drive3" UUID="3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdi1: LABEL="EXT-01" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdj1: LABEL="EXT-02" UUID="e59d54c9-6b03-4788-94aa-ef1adb4ad2dd" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="07056c2f-ff73-45b6-b633-8fee8eda675e" TYPE="ext4" pooky2483@pooky2483-Kubuntu-1404-LTS:~$ This is my 'fstab' (Sorry it's a bit messy) # /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> # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation UUID=718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4 none swap sw 0 0 # # # /dev/sdb1 /media/Drive1 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # UUID=d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 /dev/sdc1 /media/Drive3 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # UUID=3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 /dev/sda6 /media/Drive5 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # UUID=127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # 4TbHd /dev/sdi1 /media/EXT-01 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # UUID=70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # 3TbHd X 2 /dev/sdj1 /media/EXT-02 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 /dev/sdk1 /media/EXT-03 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # # # # /dev/sda1: UUID="a4cc9e70-36d1-4dcd-ad90-ec5c2aaf4b51" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sda2: UUID="718377f7-8759-44ad-888d-e0fb3f91c5e4" TYPE="swap" # /dev/sda5: UUID="b670b54e-542b-43fe-9329-f620887acaa1" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sda6: LABEL="Drive5" UUID="127a7d9d-be7b-4ec8-9a05-661dd763d9e6" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sdb1: LABEL="Drive1" UUID="d5e1db61-b980-4624-801c-e0546b288b8f" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sdc1: LABEL="Drive3" UUID="3211899a-4095-4d76-8d34-70c534d52374" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sdi1: LABEL="EXT-01" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sdj1: LABEL="EXT-02" UUID="e59d54c9-6b03-4788-94aa-ef1adb4ad2dd" TYPE="ext4" # /dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="07056c2f-ff73-45b6-b633-8fee8eda675e" TYPE="ext4" # # /dev/sdd1 /media/Drive4 ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0 # /dev/sdc /media/Win-Storage ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0 # # /dev/sdk1: LABEL="EXT-03" UUID="70364fca-b0a2-4058-a976-1bd435e101a5" TYPE="ext4" Also, my motherboard does not have a floppy drive port, I'm using an ASUS M578L-M/USB3. Hope this helps. p.s. I was a WinXP user until a friend showed me the error of my ways and introduced me to Ubuntu 11.10. I have since moved to Kubuntu and currently using 14.04LTS. Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 20/09/15 13:04, David Goldsbrough wrote: > > About 2 months ago I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a win vista machine > that was lying a little idle. One reason for this was the large > screen attached to it and my failing eyesight at the time. I now know > that was a little futile of a reason. > My eyesight deteriorated significantly afterwards to the point of > having an op to reattach my retina and I am now on the long recovery > path. I have been experimenting with all sorts of accessibility aids > with little success and lots of frustration. > I explored Ubuntu like distros aimed at those with poor eyesight. It > was then I discovered my previous installation had not recognised my > twin DVD drives as I was unable to burn the ISO image after download. > Early research suggested an edit to /etc/fstab might cure the problem > so i added two lines. See this:- > > Myfstab > # 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> > # / was on /dev/sda5 during installation > UUID=76577e65-1d5c-4447-8e5a-df0b3df73d0c / ext4 > errors=remount-ro 0 1 > # swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation > UUID=76bf638d-db15-4c38-a1ec-659b5b5fd5dd none swap > sw 0 0 > /dev/frw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 > /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 > /dev/sr1 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 > > Now the floppy drive entry is really weird as the system does not have > one! The hard drive is a SATA drive. > If I insert USB stick the system picks it up and I can see files. The > DVD drives work OK in Win Vista . Indeed I can boot from them before > GRUB and the MBR kicks in. > Any help to fix would be most appreciated. > > >
-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
