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Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports? - torreydale - 05-22-2019
[member=8136]Tyrannocaster[/member] ,
When you remove the USB, are you right clicking on the USB's icon via the file manager (Thunar) and selecting Unmount or Safely Remove/Eject?
Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports? - Tyrannocaster - 05-22-2019
Yes. (To Safely Remove/Eject, I mean.) That is, when it lets me. It doesn't always let me, and sometimes when that happens, it NEVER tells me it's been released. I also try using the eject triangle next to the drive's name, which I assume does the same thing. I like Lite a lot but honestly, the problems I've had with using USB drives have been pretty much constant.
(05-22-2019, 02:47 PM)torreydale link Wrote: [member=8136]Tyrannocaster[/member] ,
When you remove the USB, are you right clicking on the USB's icon via the file manager (Thunar) and selecting Unmount or Safely Remove/Eject?
EDIT: I've been searching and reading and it really seems like this is a Linux issue and not a Linux Lite issue - there are so many people who have problems with USB drives and Linux. The Ubuntu forums have lots of threads but it goes beyond Ubuntu based distros, too. :-[
For those of you who don't have these problems, consider yourself lucky!