#1 2020-09-12 13:19:34

nogo10

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From: Canada

Registered: 2020-09-07

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Automatic mount at boot with USB key

Im a new user and need to mount a partition on my usb key (the one I boot from ) everytime I boot. Right now I have to do that manually whenever I boot up:

sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/external

What is the best way to have my partition mount automatically at login? Any help would be appreciated.

damo

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Re: Automatic mount at boot with USB key

Add the entry in /etc/fstab, after getting the UUID using sudo blkid.

Here is an example from my fstab:

# /var on /dev/sdb3
UUID=d3769abc-e40f-4d36-a596-9c69629e7211 /var  ext4	defaults	0	2

Yours would be something like...

UUID=XXX....XXX /mnt/external	vfat	defaults	0	2

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rbh

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Re: Automatic mount at boot with USB key

Im a new user and need to mount a partition on my usb key (the one I boot from )

If you have you installed BL to your usb-key, damos answer is correct. If you have writen the BL-iso to the usb-key and boot a live session, things are a little more complicated.

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nogo10

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From: Canada

Registered: 2020-09-07

Posts: 9

Re: Automatic mount at boot with USB key

Im a new user and need to mount a partition on my usb key (the one I boot from )

If you have you installed BL to your usb-key, damos answer is correct. If you have writen the BL-iso to the usb-key and boot a live session, things are a little more complicated.

Actually, I did use Rufus to prepare a usb key with the BL ISO with 3gb of persistence, all FAT32, and no partitions. When I boot I have data on the key that is not mounted.

nogo10

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From: Canada

Registered: 2020-09-07

Posts: 9

Re: Automatic mount at boot with USB key

Add the entry in /etc/fstab, after getting the UUID using sudo blkid.

Here is an example from my fstab:

# /var on /dev/sdb3
UUID=d3769abc-e40f-4d36-a596-9c69629e7211 /var  ext4	defaults	0	2

Yours would be something like...

UUID=XXX....XXX /mnt/external	vfat	defaults	0	2

This worked fine with persistent USB live .. mounts my partition on boot up. [SOLVED]