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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Help a noob troubleshooting SSD sharing/mount issues (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by wizblizz@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey there! Windows refugee here looking for some help.

I was trying to setup Samba and get a directory shared from the external drive I have connected to my Pi. Got frustrated as I couldn't make a connection from my laptop or PC and decided to yank the drive and plug it direct to the PC, but getting this unknown error now mounting the drive anywhere. I was messing around with the samba conf file replacing the number/letter string back to the drive name--i had gotten an error previously, maybe due to the spaces, so used this string instead. I think I had started looking into mounting the drive but can't find any terminal commands I ran in that respect, and I got interrupted so can't remember what I was doing. I tried putting the path back to the string but no luck. Can someone point me in the right direction?

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[–] tun@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would do the following step-by-step

manual mounting the drive
sharing via samba
auto mount

while doing the steps, i would

read wiki.archlinux.org when I need help on those steps
read cyberciti.biz tutorials on those topics
use explainshell.com to learn details about the commands I need to enter

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

RTFM, always good advice. Thanks

[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Honestly? It is.

Getting a understanding of what you do is something that is moving towards "lost arts" territory regarding everything computer related. Yeah, you will not get the solution to your problem THAT FAST, but if you find out why the thing you want to do did not work and understand how to make it work you will benefit in the long run.