Re: [tlug] Help with HDD mounting problem [SOLVED]

[Thomas Blasejewicz <nyuwa@example.com>]

On 2016/03/17 9:25, Kalin KOZHUHAROV wrote:
> On Mar 17, 2016 2:45 AM, "Darren Cook" <darren@example.com 
> <mailto:darren@example.com>> wrote:
> >
> > > * -> WITHOUT the HDD it is the same, except for the last two lines.
> >
> > Oh, hang on... do you mean the contents of /etc/fstab change
> > automatically depending on whether you have the drive attached or not?
My fault. The two lines were added when I installed the disk, but 
remained there after I removed it again.
Deleting those two lines took (probably) care of the "Press S to skip 
mounting ..." error.
This kind of operation is always very scary, since I may send the entire 
system "over the edge".
I have had that a lot of times. In particular because I do not really 
know what I am doing there ...

> >
> That is something Windozy, most probably a service integrated with 
> your desktop (gnome, kde, whatever), or less possible, something 
> Mint-specific.
> I guess looking at Mint forums for how automount works will be your 
> best bet.
About the "Strike F1 to continue ..." error that popped up during boot:
I spend some hours googling and found all sorts of things. A whole list 
of things to be changed in the BIOS,
replacing CMOS battery etc.
I DID change the BIOS (altough the items that SHOULD be changed were not 
in my BIOS to begin with) a few times, but that did not help.

Finally, I chose "return to factory settings", assuming this will not 
make things worse.
Now things seem to be fine.
If only I had known this little trick before ...

Sorry for the unnecessary excitement.
Thomas