USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus. The current USB standard is USB 3.0, which supports transfer speeds of up to 625MB/s.
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How to set up D-LINK DWA-111 USB WLAN Adapter?
I today got stuck while trying to install/set up my USB-WLAN Adapter.
It's a DWA-111 USB-Stick (Rev. A1) and my machine is currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (As far as I know it's got a RT73 chipset ...
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USB Keyboard and Mouse no longer work after GRUB boot
My USB keyboard and mouse don't work when booting into Ubuntu 12.04.
The keyboard is fine up until the boot loader (GRUB). I can select previous kernels or recovery mode. But regardless of the ...
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Why does 32 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu OS change the behavior of the r8169 LAN module?
This question is posed because I finished building a new rig with a GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo, unlocked FX 4100 proc, 16gb RAM, and GT 640 graphix card. Started it up and tested the mobo (via BIOS) and all ...
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cherry st1044 not recognized in ubuntu 12.10
I cannot get Ubuntu 12.10 to recognize my Cherry ST1044 smart terminal reader. The terminal shows the PCSC software is installed but "no service" is also displayed in the terminal.
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Unable to connect to the MTS Mblaze usb
PCEH25EN:~$ sudo apt-get install wvdial
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is ...
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How do I share USB VFAT Drive with other users?
I want to share pictures between my wife and me, on an external USB drive. The OS is ubuntu 12.04. The drive is a Western Digital 500 GB and sudo blkid /dev/sdc1 return LABEL="My Book" ...
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Backup all home folders on usb disk and accessibility
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and have multiple family members working on it with there own home folder.
I have an USB disk and want to use it to backup my home folders. Trying this, I got some questions.
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“No caching mode page present” when USB flash disk attached
When attaching a USB flash disk (NTFS formatted) to a laptop with Ubuntu Server 12.04 on board, I get following messages:
[ 3572.355603] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 3572.355640] ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Bootable USB Drive- Desktop not responding
I have a bootable USB drive that works just fine everywhere but the desktop. The desktop does not show icons or give me the ability to right-click. Everything works great except for the desktop. I ...
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Ubuntu 12.4 on 3.4.45 kernel: Can't access USB memory stick
I installed kernel version 3.4.45 [LTS] on ubuntu 12.4 on a Acer laptop. With this configuration, the USB memory drives can't be accessed, some details are follows.
Upon inserting the USB drive dmesg ...
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Four GUIs off USB Boot
I am booting Ubuntu on a mac off of a USB drive. When I start it up there is a black screen giving me the options to try Ubuntu, install Ubuntu, or 2 other options. I select try Ubuntu and four GUIs ...
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wifi usb dongle detected but no wlan interface
I'm using ubuntu 12.04. When I insert my philips PTA01 usb wifi dongle, in dmesg i can see:
[ 1181.535290] usb 2-3: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 1181.684074] usb 2-3: New USB ...
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How to set up a bootable Truecrypt USB with Ubuntu on it?
Oddly enough, I haven't found the solution to this yet, unless I've misinterpreted the search results I've been seeing.
I want to encrypt a USB flash drive so that I can select "Boot from USB" on any ...
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USB audio interface not recognized on re-docking a Thinkpad
my Thinkpad X230 is sitting on a Lenovo docking station (Minidock Plus) and I have a USB audio interface (NI Komplete Audio 6) connected to the dock.
It works fine when I boot the computer while it is ...
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Why can't ubuntu recognize my mobile broadband usb dongle when I plug it into the usb 3.0 port?
I have a Mobile Broadband USB dongle. When I plug it into the usb 2.0 port ubuntu recognizes it and connects quickly, but on a usb 3.0 port ubuntu does not recognize it at all! This problem is NOT ...
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How do you interpret the lsusb output?
i was wondering can anyone tell me what does the lsusb output means?
example
dodohjk@dodohjk-PC:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID ...
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automatic mount any external drive under /media with read/write access to everyone
Here is my issue:
My computer has 4 USB ports and is running Ubuntu 12.10. I receive different USBs every day, plug to my computer, read/write data to them, and then send them away.
What I want is ...
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“power off and on” specifc usb port in Ubuntu 12.04
I am trying to power off and power on usb port in Ubuntu 12.04 without success.
I tried the steps listed below:
echo "0" > "/sys/bus/usb/devices/$port/power/autosuspend"
echo "auto" > ...
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Getting DVI to work through Lenovo USB Port Replicator in 12.10: Instability and getting it to use xorg.conf file
Setup:
Computer is a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 using the USB Port Replicator running LiveCD for Ubuntu 12.10.
Computer has USB attachment to port replicator. Port replicator has DVI to HDMI convertor ...
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how to make a bootable iatkos usb on ubuntu 12.10?
hi guys I am trying to create a dual boot installation on my laptop with iatkos and ubuntu.
the problem with iatkos mL2 is that I need an apple computer to create the iatkos bootable usb.
I searched ...
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USB2VGA device not listed as output device
When I type xrandr the usb2vga device "Magic Control Technology Corp. (USB2VGA dongle)" does not show up.
A reboot with the device plugged in doesn't change it.
The kernel.log shows that it has been ...
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How do you get yuan usb dvb-t tuner to work in ubuntu?
The key problem I am having is that there appears to be no information on this specific tuner available. It is a usb dvb-t/atsc tuner, and that is all the information I could find, excluding that it ...
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How do I output my USB audio input?
I have a record turntable which has an audio output cable so I've connected it to my 12.10 box. Says there's no drivers required and checking pulse audio I can see that there is sound coming in ...
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is it possible to install ubuntu 12.04 on usb drive while retaining windows 8 on HDD?
Let me explain what I am trying to do in detail...
I want to install ubuntu 12.04 (or 12.10) on a 320gb usb drive, and set the boot order to boot usb first. That way, if I want 12.04 to boot, I just ...
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USB ports not responding in Xubuntu 12.04
I'm running Xubuntu 12.04 on an Asus X83V Laptop and a couple days ago, all my USB ports stopped responding, with neither my mouse nor flash drives or any usb devices responding. When I connect my ...
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How to automount NTFS usb sticks on Xubuntu 12.10?
I'm running the Xubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo T520 laptop.
If I plug a FAT formatted usb stick, it's mounted automatically, but if I plug in a NTFS formatted one, I have to mount it manually.
How to ...
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Lenovo W520 back usb port not working
The usb port in the back of my laptop (on the right side when viewed from using perspective) is not working.
Does anybody know if we can get this port working, and what the port number is.
Here is ...
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Logitech M310 doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.10
My wireless mouse, the Logitech M310, and the bundled keyboard, Logitech K520, don't work on my laptop. When switching to Windows 7, they work out-of-the-box just fine. The internets say this mouse ...
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Cannot automount any usb external device under quantal
I recently upgrade to quantal and I have to mount all my devices (usb key, extrernal hard drive and even data cd) manually.
I get the following error message in a pop-up window when I insert any ...
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USB NTFS pen drive and hard drive not working after plugging them into Ubuntu
I connected a USB key (NTFS formatted) with data in it, on 12.04, after I disconnected it, I was no longer able to access the USB key neither from Windows nor from Ubuntu. The system asks me to format ...
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Live USB with encrypted persistent store
Is it possible to boot Ubuntu from USB and have it store the changes to settings, created files and installed apps in an enrypted file located on the HDD that is mounted at boot? If so will the ...
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How to enable USB in parallels workstation in ubuntu 12.04?
Is there a way to enable Usb feature inside Parallels workstation in ubuntu 12.04?
I did tried myself by somehow it didnt work :S plz help
Regards :)
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Can I use my Nikon D90 with Ubuntu? Streaming from the sensor?
As the title suggests, I am wondering if I can stream from the D90 sensor? It connects as mass storage when I attach USB. Anyone out there doing this?
//Gustav
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Can't mount my USB Drive
~> sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/Disk
Did not find any restart pages in $LogFile and it was not empty.
The file system wasn't safely closed on Windows. Fixing.
I have a USB Hard Disk and Windows ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Server auto mount usb to static location
I am trying to get a USB external hard drive (ext4) to automatically mount when it is plugged in. I used to have it working but has since stopped. I have tried the usbmount package however it will ...
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How to Lock Unlock Pen Drive in ubuntu 12.04?
My Name is Prakash. We face below problem in ubuntu. Kindly help us to solve it.
How to Lock Unlock Pen Drive in ubuntu 12.04 ?
How to give right to users ?
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12.04 LTS USB wont boot
I've tried to install Ubuntu 12.04LTS parallel with Windows 8, on my laptop Clevo m767tu
But when I try to boot from USB it just stops when it's trying to read the files.
it stops and shows this ...
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How do I format or partition a read-only USB drive?
Whenever I try formatting my Sandisk Cruzer Glide 16GB, I get this error message on Gparted.
GParted 0.11.0 --enable-libparted-dmraid
Libparted 2.3
Create Primary Partition #1 (ntfs, 14.42 GiB) on ...
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USB ports, DVD drive, SD slot not mounting
The other day my Ubuntu 12.04 system was working fine. I could put in a flash drive and move files back and forth. I put in a CD and Ubuntu prompted me what to do. After turning on my computer and ...
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How can I make my ubuntu 12.04 act like an external usb hard drive?
Quick breakdown, I have a Roku 2 XS that has a USB port that you can connect a flash drive or external hard drive to. I also have a box running Ubuntu that is the household media storage center. I ...
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USB not recognized in Virtualbox - Ubuntu 12.04 Host - Windows 7 Guest
I have Ubuntu 12.04 host and cannot detect usb devices on windows 7 guest on virtualbox (guest-addon is installed), though I configured vboxusers group and enabled it for my user account and still ...
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USB issues and problem with Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T 500
I'm using a Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H motherboard for a mythtv box which I've recently upgraded from an M2NPV-VM motherboard where I've never had an issue.
My problem is that no USB devices will work from ...
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Accton SMCWUSB-G 802.11bg Wireless adapter does not initialize
I dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows.
If I shutdown my PC, and then turn on and boot in Ubuntu, my USB wireless adapter does not initialize. I currently have 2 workaround:
Unplug USB adapter, then plug ...
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Unable to boot from Live USB on Dell Inspiron N7110
I bought a Dell Inspiron N7110 and wanted to try Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit LiveUSB on it. I managed to boot from the USB, for a while (I saw the Ubuntu circle at the bottom of the screen), but then I only ...
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How to open SD card from terminal?
I'm trying to open my SD memorycard, but it doesn't show up when plugged in. Though it is detected when I look at the USB-devices
lsusb
and then I get:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ac8:c33e Z-Star ...
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ThinkPad T520 won't boot from USB
This is cross-post from ubuntuforums.org but as I've received no responses there I'm hoping for better luck here.
Basically, I've installed the full version of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on a 32 GB SanDisk ...
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Ralink RT3573 chipset not working with Ralink linux driver for that chipset. What now?
So I have a netgear n900 usb adapter I wanted to use to obtain a wireless connection in the latest ubuntu system. I followed some instructions that I will post below in order to download a Ralink ...
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USB emulated CDROM drive is not automounting (repurposed U3 smart USB stick)
I've used u3-tool to load a ISO onto my 2MB USB stick. If I'm running 13.04 or 12.04 and I place the flash drive in my PC, the remaining ~923MB fat32 partition auto-mounts, but not the emulated ...
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How do I install a new USB wireless adapter after installing Ubuntu 13.04 with another?
I recently setup a new computer with Ubuntu 13.04 with Edimax EW-7811Un, but this wireless adapter seems to drop the connection every so often. I have another wireless adapter (Cisco AE1000) and would ...
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Why is 80gb HD read BIG error rate & smart data different and everything SLOW?
Load & run ok via USB stick (real slow, jerkey), then installed (4th time now) having problem. Able to boot from 80 gb SATA HD but everything still slow, jerkey, takes 1 second per charactor on ...
