start up message "the drive /mnt/usb xxxetc., is not yet ready or present continue to wait or press s to skip or m for manual recovey

add the option:

noauto

to the line and it will bypass if it is not present. You can add a mount command in /etc/rc.local above the 'exit 0' line to attempt to mount it once the OS is loaded

On 08/12/2013 07:56 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #233901 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/233901
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> add the option:
>
> noauto
>
> to the line and it will bypass if it is not present. You can add a mount
> command in /etc/rc.local above the 'exit 0' line to attempt to mount it
> once the OS is loaded
>
add noauto to what line? please note I am not that experienced so I
don't know how to add a mount command so I need further and easier help

Add it to the line you added in /etc/fstab

On 08/12/2013 11:11 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #233901 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/233901
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Add it to the line you added in /etc/fstab
>
dear sir
I did not add that line, this came about after I started from the usb
that had clonezilla on it. I did not use a command line for this.

If you can boot normally and without problems into Ubuntu, then open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and issue the following command

    cat /etc/fstab

Post back here FULL results. The results will help us to see what is happening.

Regards
 NikTh

On 08/12/2013 02:16 PM, Nik.Th. wrote:
> cat /etc/fstab
/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=3357863c-5558-41dd-a43f-d978bb725cfa / ext4
errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=5c11bdfd-a8e3-49a8-b144-9eb27f71e5f8 none swap
sw 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0
/mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0 auto
nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 0

Those lines with Cruzer on are not default and have been added. Like I said you need to change this file.

If you change the word "auto" to "noauto" in the last line you will be ok. You will need to run:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

To get write access. You can also run:

gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local and add this line:

mount /mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B

but add it ABOVE the 'exit 0' line. Once all changes are made, reboot to test.

Those lines with Cruzer on are not default and have been added. Like I said you need to change this file.

If you change the word "auto" to "noauto" in the last line you will be ok. You will need to run:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

To get write access. You can also run:

gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local and add this line:

mount /mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B

but add it ABOVE the 'exit 0' line. Once all changes are made, reboot to test.

Also you can remove this line completely. It is not needed. When you plug in a USB-stick, this USB-stick will be mounted automatically.

As @actionparsnip said, open this file with a text editor (gedit is the default preinstalled in Ubuntu) and remove this line (last line) completely.

/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0 /mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0 auto nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 0

The /etc/fstab file should read

/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=3357863c-5558-41dd-a43f-d978bb725cfa / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=5c11bdfd-a8e3-49a8-b144-9eb27f71e5f8 none swap sw 0 0

BE CAREFUL to not remove or do anything else. This file is critical for Ubuntu boot.

Regards
 NikTh

On 08/13/2013 01:26 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> mount /mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B

This is what I get when I enter the commands you told me to enter, how
do I do this I am not experienced in this.

rater@rater-Inspiron-3520:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
The program 'gksudo' is currently not installed. You can install it by
typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
rater@rater-Inspiron-3520:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local
The program 'gksudo' is currently not installed. You can install it by
typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
rater@rater-Inspiron-3520:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/rc.localmount
/mnt/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B
The program 'gksudo' is currently not installed. You can install it by
typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu

On 08/13/2013 04:01 AM, Nik.Th. wrote:
> Your question #233901 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/233901
>
> Nik.Th. proposed the following answer:
> Also you can remove this line completely. It is not needed. When you
> plug in a USB-stick, this USB-stick will be mounted automatically.
>
> As @actionparsnip said, open this file with a text editor (gedit is the
> default preinstalled in Ubuntu) and remove this line (last line)
> completely.
>
> /dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0 /mnt/usb-
> SanDisk_Cruzer_351660115623219B-0:0 auto nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show
> 0 0
>
> The /etc/fstab file should read
>
> /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=3357863c-5558-41dd-a43f-d978bb725cfa / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
> # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
> UUID=5c11bdfd-a8e3-49a8-b144-9eb27f71e5f8 none swap sw 0 0
>
> BE CAREFUL to not remove or do anything else. This file is critical for
> Ubuntu boot.
>
> Regards
> NikTh
>
this did work (after I figured out how to do it) anyway thanks, I do
have one more problem that you might be able to help me with and that is
, when I start I get this screen, " gnu grub 2.0" and it has in small
letters "ubuntu" , "advanced" how do I get back to the regular screen? I
used a startup disk to repair the I guess it is the grub and now have
this screen to deal with when I boot up ( I did this to try and fix the
problem I just fixed) any suggestions?

Do you use KDE or Gnome as your desktop?

On 08/13/2013 11:11 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #233901 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/233901
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Do you use KDE or Gnome as your desktop?
>
no ,I have unity installed (ubuntu 13.04)

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.