From 8f8ba58a3d7458b25f79c8e333c941547b45008a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: walterfish Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:25:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] adding title --- docs/index.rst | 1 + docs/wificard.rst | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/wificard.rst diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index cc28eea..e1494d4 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ This Guide is not final. Content is being added slowly but surely :) :caption: Drivers printers + wificard .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 diff --git a/docs/wificard.rst b/docs/wificard.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fed8a6d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/wificard.rst @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +############################ +Wireless Cards +############################ From f3b0acec38e8a606e9027d3a7fa8d676dd07034d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: WalterFish Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:02:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] page about auto-mounting drives --- docs/automount.rst | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/automount.rst diff --git a/docs/automount.rst b/docs/automount.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..94cf485 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/automount.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +################################### +Auto-mounting non-system drives +################################### + +You can automatically mount additional drives that aren't the Root (or /) drive. + +Disk application +================ + +Firstly, open up the *disks* program from your start menu. + +You will have a lust of drives that are there for you to choose from. Choose the one that you want to automount. + +Nextly, left-click the partition that you want to mount, usually your largest partition. Click the settings button to pull up "Edit Mount Options". + +:: note: + + Windows uses a completely different file system to Linux Mint. Although there is compatibility for ExFAT, It is better for newly bought drives to be put to the EXT4 file system. + +In the Mount Options dialog that opens, you will see the option "User Session Defaults" is usually turned on. Turn it off to manually configure mount options. + +You’ll now see more options like: +Mount at system startup: Make sure this is enabled to auto-mount at boot. +Show in user interface: This will allow the partition to appear in the file manager. + +Make sure to enable both for auto-mounting to work properly. + +Reboot your system and see on the desktop and file manager if your drive has mounted properly. + +Troubleshooting +=============== + +Have you: + +1. Checked that the drive is under ``/mnt/`` instead of ``/media/`` when mounting? Change said directory if it is under ``/media/``. +2. Checked your drive? You may have to format it again if it fails to mount, but appears on computer. +3. Selected your disk in *disks* and use the menu in the top right corner and select "smart data and tests" to see if your drive is fine? you should see OKs in the "assessment" column. +4. Check your wiring if it doesn't show on the *disks* program? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index e1494d4..0982fed 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This Guide is not final. Content is being added slowly but surely :) grub bluetooth lost-password + automount .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 From 8f5e41eeea1411ecc08d55ddfd03be854d1c825d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: WalterFish Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:11:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] removing wificard from index --- docs/index.rst | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 0982fed..cd29294 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ This Guide is not final. Content is being added slowly but surely :) :caption: Drivers printers - wificard .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 From e4bdc29c5f4d3786d750babf4625916b18104de0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: WalterFish Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:13:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] capitalization --- docs/automount.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/automount.rst b/docs/automount.rst index 94cf485..1cbd6a8 100644 --- a/docs/automount.rst +++ b/docs/automount.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ################################### -Auto-mounting non-system drives +Auto-Mounting Non-System Drives ################################### You can automatically mount additional drives that aren't the Root (or /) drive. From dced7044773e4513f22cd266d79af9e4b8a18f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: WalterFish Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:16:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] fixing format mistake on automount.rst --- docs/automount.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/automount.rst b/docs/automount.rst index 1cbd6a8..0ffc7b5 100644 --- a/docs/automount.rst +++ b/docs/automount.rst @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Auto-Mounting Non-System Drives ################################### -You can automatically mount additional drives that aren't the Root (or /) drive. +You can automatically mount additional drives that isn't the root (or /) drive. Disk application ================ @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You will have a lust of drives that are there for you to choose from. Choose the Nextly, left-click the partition that you want to mount, usually your largest partition. Click the settings button to pull up "Edit Mount Options". -:: note: +.. note:: Windows uses a completely different file system to Linux Mint. Although there is compatibility for ExFAT, It is better for newly bought drives to be put to the EXT4 file system. From e2755dc87abf548bc17a41d19390617bf58a8a9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: whoa220 Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:59:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] fixed formatting in automnt.rst and deleted wificard.rst --- docs/automount.rst | 13 +++++++------ docs/wificard.rst | 3 --- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/wificard.rst diff --git a/docs/automount.rst b/docs/automount.rst index 0ffc7b5..7d437f2 100644 --- a/docs/automount.rst +++ b/docs/automount.rst @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ You can automatically mount additional drives that isn't the root (or /) drive. Disk application ================ -Firstly, open up the *disks* program from your start menu. +Firstly, open up the *Disks* program from your start menu. -You will have a lust of drives that are there for you to choose from. Choose the one that you want to automount. +You will have a list of drives that are there for you to choose from. Choose the one that you want to auto-mount. -Nextly, left-click the partition that you want to mount, usually your largest partition. Click the settings button to pull up "Edit Mount Options". +Next, left-click the partition that you want to mount, usually your largest partition. Click the settings button to pull up "Edit Mount Options". .. note:: @@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ Nextly, left-click the partition that you want to mount, usually your largest pa In the Mount Options dialog that opens, you will see the option "User Session Defaults" is usually turned on. Turn it off to manually configure mount options. You’ll now see more options like: -Mount at system startup: Make sure this is enabled to auto-mount at boot. -Show in user interface: This will allow the partition to appear in the file manager. + +* Mount at system startup: Make sure this is enabled to auto-mount at boot. +* Show in user interface: This will allow the partition to appear in the file manager. Make sure to enable both for auto-mounting to work properly. @@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ Have you: 1. Checked that the drive is under ``/mnt/`` instead of ``/media/`` when mounting? Change said directory if it is under ``/media/``. 2. Checked your drive? You may have to format it again if it fails to mount, but appears on computer. 3. Selected your disk in *disks* and use the menu in the top right corner and select "smart data and tests" to see if your drive is fine? you should see OKs in the "assessment" column. -4. Check your wiring if it doesn't show on the *disks* program? \ No newline at end of file +4. Check your wiring if it doesn't show on the *disks* program? diff --git a/docs/wificard.rst b/docs/wificard.rst deleted file mode 100644 index fed8a6d..0000000 --- a/docs/wificard.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -############################ -Wireless Cards -############################