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I am trying to install Linux Mint from a USB stick. I downloaded the iso image from Ubuntu and create the bootable stick using Make Startup Disk. I have disabled secure boot on BIOS but still can't...

USB drive failed to mount

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.4. my USB drives will not mount. When I plug in a USB to my USB drive Ubuntu pulls up USB icon and says Failed to mount USB disk. Error mounting dev/sda1 at /media/ai/USB ...

USB drive failed to mount

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.4. my USB drives will not mount. When I plug in a USB to my USB drive Ubuntu pulls up USB icon and says Failed to mount USB disk. Error mounting dev/sda1 at /media/ai/USB ...

Network Manager is not showing, Bluetooth does not show, and USB drives will not mount

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.4. My Network Manager is not showing. I can not use internet even though the Ethernet cable is plugged in and the light comes on. My Bluetooth is not showing. and USB drives...

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Kubuntu 24.04, move file to Ext.-USB-device (ntfs), get all ways an error indication /home/dir../file not found

My system : Operating System: Kubuntu 24.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0 Qt Version: 5.15.13 Kernel Version: 6.8.0-111-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland

Researcher builds bizarre 128-byte USB drive the size of a dinner plate using ancient pre-semiconductor magnetic core memory technology — data disappears once it is read, requiring special handling

Another drawback with this device is that reading data is destructive.

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