Linux works on a flash drive except for the internet

candebill · 07-15-2009, 09:35 AM

I typed in pwd and got:
/home/mint

Then I typed ls cas and got:
bash: la: command not found

And I tried ls cas* and got:
ls: cannot access cas*: No such file or directory

tredegar · 07-15-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

bash: la: command not found

Then you typed "la" not "ls" , and it is telling you that.
The command needs to be all on one line like this

ls cas*

Please try again
[Edit:]
And while you are at it, we should see how much free space you have available with
df -h
[/Edit]

candebill · 07-15-2009, 10:01 AM

I typed in ls cas* on one line I got the same thing.
I also typed in df-h and it said command not found.

tredegar · 07-15-2009, 10:05 AM

It's df <SPACE> -h
Please try again

The only time I can get an error like ls: cannot access cas*: No such file or directory
is if I type

Code:

ls cas

with no *.

I think you need to check your typing more carefully

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:07 AM

OK, here's what I got with that tredegar; screenshot below, and thanks for helping, as I'm lost too

EDIT-I tried ls cas too

candebill · 07-15-2009, 10:10 AM

I did type in ls cas. exactly like this ls cas. And it says no such file or directory.

I typed in df -h and recieved alot of info. Which would you like to see? The computer I am using to chat on this forum is not the same one. This is my work pc. I have my laptop with Mint sitting right here next to me. I can type all that out if you need me to though.

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:14 AM

OK, listen candebill,
Just so no one has to read the whole post to help;
Please fire up the laptop with Mint; and tell us whether your booting Mint from HD, CD, or USB?
Also, tell whether you created the new casper-rw from cd, usb, etc

Now, what's installed to HD on the lappy?

tredegar · 07-15-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

I did type in ls cas. exactly like this ls cas. And it says no such file or directory.

We asked you to type

Code:

ls cas*

The * is important and it follows directly after the s of cas

Quote:

I typed in df -h and recieved alot of info. Which would you like to see?

Only the lines that end with the "Mounted on" as
/
/home (if present)

and please copy it carefully.

candebill · 07-15-2009, 10:18 AM

I am fired up right now from the cd. I created the new casper-rw with the cd. I am trying to find out where the casper-rw was created so I can take the new one that was created and copy and paste, overwriting the old one. But I don't know where it's at.

candebill · 07-15-2009, 10:22 AM

I know this is probably frustrating to you but I also typed in ls cas*. What I got was no such file or directory.

/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile
/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile
/lib/init/rw
/var/run
/var/lock
/dev
/dev/shm
/
/cdrom
/rofs
/tmp
/media/STORE N GO
/media/disk

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:26 AM

OK, in Mint desktop, open "Places" from the menu,
if there is no "Places" or similar
open a terminal and become root with "sudo su"

then enter "fdisk -l" that's a dash and little L
here's mine

Code:

bz@bz-desktop:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for bz: 
root@bz-desktop:/home/bz# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 164.6 GB, 164696555520 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20023 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        9868    79264678+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2            9869       20023    81570037+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5           19741       20023     2273166   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6            9869       14877    40234729+  83  Linux
/dev/sda7           14878       19740    39062016   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Now, if not already there, make a mountpoint for whatever your hd designation is.
for me it would be
"mkdir /mnt/sda1"
and then
"mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1"

Now, your mounted

your hd name may be hda1, hda2, whateever
just mount all partitions, except the swap, if you have one.
do that 1st
and have the usb mounted too

then do
df -h

ls cas

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:28 AM

Scratch that candebill
it looks like it's all mount

/media/disk is hd?

/media/Store N GO is usb?

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:30 AM

Also please do
ls /media/STORE_N_GO
or whatever it's name is
and
ls /media/disk

candebill · 07-15-2009, 10:34 AM

Oked dokey...I typed in ls /media/STORE_N_GOand got no such file or directory.
I typed in ls /media/diskand I got...a whole lot of stuff. lol

linus72 · 07-15-2009, 10:39 AM

But why does it say

Quote:

/media/STORE N GO

how is it named, with spaces- STORE N GO
or what, dashes?
STORE-N-GO
or
STORE_N_GO
?