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exFat hard drive non recognized

Started by dtm2000, July 12, 2020, 03:36:48 PM

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dtm2000

Hello, after the last updates my SparkyLinux GameOver edition doesn't recognize my external hard drive formatted as exFat. It always worked fine but now it can't be recognized anymore. What's wrong and how can i solve this problem? Thanks


pavroo

Check do you have the "exfat-utils" package installed.
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dtm2000

ex-fat utils are already installed but don't work. I tried to unplug and then plug this hard drive but still Sparky can't recognize ex-fat. I also have another linux distro on another partition and the hard drive works perfectly. I don't know what else to do to let it work on Sparky..

bin

What happens if you run

sudo mount -t exfat /dev/sdxxx /media/exfat

You need to establish the drive ID as it could be sdb1 sdc1 etc depending on your setup.

I normally use dmesg to show me what the drive is but other methods are available


dtm2000

it says : can't find in /etc/fstab.
What does it mean?

Niggazzz

Menu
Preferences
File Manager settings
Advanced> enable volume management

dtm2000

ok finally
Quote from: Niggazzz on July 15, 2020, 04:20:20 AM
Menu
Preferences
File Manager settings
Advanced> enable volume management

ok finally it worked. Thank you so much!  :)

hibii

I have a similar problem with the flash drive, I have both packages installed: exfat-fuse exfat-utils
"unknown filesystem type 'exfat'"

king420queen

I'm also having this issue. Did a fresh install to switch to rolling. Used the minimal cli and got all setup with cinnamon. Tried to move my ISO's over for vbox and can't read my usbs. Downloaded thunar for above suggestion and have the packs installed as wel. What am I missing?

hibii

Run sparky with standard debian kernel.
Sparky kernel not have module exfat.

pavroo

Sparky's kernel 5.9.6 is compiled with exfat enabled now.
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