[SOLVED]Using Unetbootin to create bootable USB

Hello All--
I am trying to create a bootable USB using Unetbootin. However, Unetbootin keeps presenting the error that the usb device is not mounted. At the same time, I am able to access the drive with a file manager, so it must be mounted in some way. Anyone have any ideas?
BTW, mount /dev/sdb1 returns:
mount: can't find /dev/sdb1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
Last edited by TheHebes (2011-08-21 13:59:15)

Perhaps..... cd to /mnt...create a directory such as ...mkdir /mnt/md......
Then run ....mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/md.....

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