Just achieve this by add on the /etc/fstab exactly below : ## Backup disk on usbdrive TOSHIBA /dev/sdc1 /media/crashplan ext4 defaults,auto,_netdev 0 0
Of course the ## means what is next is a comment. default,aotu,_netdev help me to get my usb drive mounted during boot. Without that, it could no work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367782 Title: External USB Hard Drive fails to mount on boot from fstab Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When an external USB HD is entered into fstab it fails to mount at startup with the following error message. "Mounting local filesystems... mount: special device /dev/sdb1 does not exist." I get the same error if using the UUID instead of /dev/sdb1in the fstab In any case the drive mounts correctly with mount -a once the machine has booted. I believe this behaviour started after a recent 8.10 update because it used to work fine. The problem persists after upgrading to 9.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/367782/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
