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12.04LTS canot mount USB stick

Asked by Phil Gould

Dell inspiron 530 comes up in launch bar but unable to mount.

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Phil Gould (philandpatricia) said : 		#1

says unable to mount. Not authorized

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Last time you unplugged the device, did you use the safe removal feature before physically unplugging it?

What file system does the USB partition use?

Thanks

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Phil Gould (philandpatricia) said : 		#3

I have to back up on this problem. I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04LTS. Now am told it only partially upgraded and currently unable to boot up normally.

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Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty (hamishmb) said : 		#4

Boot up into recovery mode, select "Fix broken packages" and then "resume normal boot", run update-manager and check for and install all available updates. That *SHOULD* fix your problem.

Hope this helps

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Phil Gould (philandpatricia) said : 		#5

When I restarted I came on the boot screen ie black screen resembling the terminal. Then I have to run the
command startx in order to get to Ubuntu Desktop 12.04LST. Unable to use recovery or any other mode

Question how do I boot up into Ubuntu Desktop 12.04LTS?
Once I am in Ubuntu 12.04LTS I cannot mount my cd/dvd or my USB ports

Question How do I mount those places?
Question How do I turn on my audio?

I can use the internet without problems
I can use e mail without problems.

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Best Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty (hamishmb) said : 		#6

It appears you do not have the necessary permissions to mount devices (policykit is denying you access). This is very abnormal...
You could try a second time to fix dependency problems (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo dpkg --configure -a), but it may be best to try a fresh install.

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Phil Gould (philandpatricia) said : 		#7

I did do a fresh install and 12.04LTS is up and running with cd-rom and USB sticks working. Thank You very much for all of your help!
Phil