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 do I install Ubuntu to a USB key? (without using Startup Disk Creator)
If you are hurrying to reply, System → Administration → StartUp Disk Creator -- no, that's not what I'm talking about.
I want to try Ubuntu 11.04's Unity without touching my existing Ubuntu ...
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Does Ubuntu support USB 3.0?
I have a Western Digital My Book 3.0 - 1 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, and I wanted to know if it would work on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
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How to format a USB or external drive?
Using Ubuntu 11.10, how do I format an external or USB drive? I don't find an option to 'format' when I right click. In the new version, the drives don't come up on the desktop but instead come on ...
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How to connect MTP devices via USB? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to transfer files from/to an Android device via a GUI?
How does one connect an MTP device to Ubuntu via USB? Many popular devices, such as all Android 4.0 phone, ...
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How do I connect a Nexus 7 to transfer files?
I want to move some files from my PC to Nexus 7. The tablet is connected to my PC's USB port and it is successfully charging. Unfortunately, the PC is not detecting the devices - what I expected is to ...
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Set up USB for Virtualbox
I'm using Ubuntu Maverick and Virtual Box 3+ and I installed Window 7 Ultimate Editon. The problem is that it doesn't detect USB drives on Window 7 but USB peripherals (mouse + keybord) are working.
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How do you reset a USB device from the command line?
Is it possible to reset the connection of a USB device, without physically disconnecting/connecting from the PC?
Specifically, my device is a digital camera. I'm using gphoto2, but lately I get ...
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How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
If you select "USB" and "Mac" on this download page, it gives a series of command line instructions to make a USB key which the MacBook will boot into Ubuntu from.
I've followed them to the letter ...
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How to auto mount my external hard drive?
On login, ubuntu 10.10 would not mount external hard drives automatically, While ubuntu 10.04 mount them on login.
I've tried Storage Device Manager but it give error when external hard is not ...
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Can't boot without Flash Drive plugged in
(Sorry for my bad English)
I had Ubuntu 12.04 Beta installed on my computer. When 12.04 was finally released, I made a bootable USB Flash Drive using Startup Disk Creator.
Then I decided to check if ...
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How to activate USB speakers consistently
I have a pair of Trust USB speakers. As these are external, I sought to use them with 11.10. They are recognized by 'aplay -l' and Pulseaudio- I have selected them, but, have to reset the volume, ...
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Why does deleting a file on a USB stick not free up space?
I have an HP pen-drive that has 16GB space. If I add a file to it, and then I delete that file, the free space of that deleted file doesn't get applied. The only way I've found to see that space as ...
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Access files on Samsung Galaxy S3 external sd card?
I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 running the stock Samsung ROM and I'm trying to transfer files - videos, photos, music and downloads, from my handset to my system via USB running Ubuntu 12.04.
I have ...
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How to disable automount in nautilus's preferences
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 (64 bits) and I do not want to mount automatically USB thumb drives in my system. I tried the command dconf-editor and gconf-editor but there isn't the icon to disable it in ...
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USB drive install of Ubuntu 12.04 Server fails - can't find components from CD-ROM
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 Server (32bit) on a machine here using a USB stick. I used the Universal-USB-Installer-1.8.9.4 which has support for 12.04 server to get the ISO onto the USB drive.
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USB turn write protection off
Hi I have a USB which is write protected:
dmesg | tail
[10098.126089] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is on
[10098.126098] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 80 00
[10098.126779] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] ...
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VirtualBox doesn't recognize USB [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Set up USB for Virtualbox
I have Ubuntu 12.04 as host and Win7 as guest. I installed VirtualBox 4.1 and Extension Pack 4.1 from Oracle website. I also enabled USB 2.0 ...
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Audio output device, fast switch?
Depending on the situation, I either my speakers or my headset for audio output. Given that my headset is an USB headset it behaves as its own audio device.
Currently I switch between audio output ...
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How to run a script when a distinct flash-drive is mounted?
Is there a way to run a script when a specific USB device is mounted?
I keep my videos on a separate USB and would like to run a script that would mount the video folder on the USB device to the one ...
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External USB drive won't stop after shutdown
After shutdown I notice that both the USB hub and the external USB drive remain active (lights on): the next time I try to boot the system hang after grub and I have to do a hard reboot. After that ...
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Why won't USB 3.0 external hard drive run at USB 3.0 speeds?
I recently purchased a PCI Express x1 USB 3.0 controller card (containing the NEC USB 3.0 controller) with the intent of using a USB 3.0 external hard drive with my Linux box. I installed the card in ...
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How to copy existing movie files on ipad to watch?
I have an iPad and a desktop running Ubuntu 12.04 with lots of movie files of various formats (avi, mp4, m4v, etc).
Is it possible to transfer those files from within linux directly to the iPad ...
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Copy to USB memory stick really slow?
When I copy files to the USB device, it takes much longer than in windows (same usb device, same port) it's faster than USB 1.0 speeds (1MB/s) but much slower than USB 2.0 speeds (12MB/s). To copy ...
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How do I configure WakeOnUSB properly?
How do I configure Wake-On-USB properly on a 10.04 or 10.10 Ubuntu (2.6.36 and higher if needed)?
(Wake-on-USB is when the computer is asleep and for example a USB Keyboard event wakes up the ...
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Problem with a DNA sequencer
I have recently obtained the MinION USB genome (DNA) sequencer, which to my disappointment doesn't seem to be working in Ubuntu properly.
I'm using the 12.04 release of Ubuntu. The sequencer is ...
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USB Storage Device Automount
Under Ubuntu 10.04 one of the problems which appeared is that USB devices would no longer automatically mount when plugged in. Normally I would get a pop up message asking what application I wanted to ...
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Some devices don't work on 3.0 USB port?
My laptop a HP DV6-1149wm has 2x 3.0 USB, and 2x 2.0 USB ports.
Some devices will work fine on both, like flash drives, but some other devices, like my iPod, and my Android phone will not work on my ...
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Is it possible to install without a CD or USB drive?
I've got a friend who wants to try Ubuntu on his netbook, but doesn't have a USB drive he can use, and of course the netbook doesn't have a CD drive. Is it possible for him to install Ubuntu?
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Distro that I can load into RAM?
Is there a modified version of Ubuntu that I can choose to load to RAM on start up? Kinda like the LiveCD, but that can be easily modified (ie: I can install stuff) when I choose to boot from disk.
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Connecting Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich / Jelly Bean) phone to Ubuntu 12.04
I'm using the US Model 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (I747), however, I cannot mount it to my laptop from some reason. I have tried using both FTP and MTP connections, but neither work.
What ...
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How to understand the flow of USB detection?
I would like to understand the flow of the USB events form the Kernel space to the User space (just out of my curiosity, in knowing how things are implemented).
To be more clear, I would like to ...
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How do I get a PS3 Sixasis Controller working via USB?
I am trying to get a PS3 Sixaxis controller to work with Ubuntu 12.04. The ubuntu wiki page for sixaxis says to install QtSixA, which I did. The issue now is actually using the controller. I installed ...
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How to make Logitech Anywhere MX work in Ubuntu 12.X?
I have a Logitech Anywhere MX mouse (wireless), when I connect it to the computer it doesn't work.
The mouse works in other computers with Windows and with Fedora 17, but it doesn't work in two ...
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Does Ubuntu log when USB devices are connected?
When I connect a USB drive to an Ubuntu OS, would there be a text file which contains details of that connection and if so, where is that file located ? What is the name of that file?
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Is there an application or method to log of data transfers?
My friend asked me for some files that I let him take from my system. I did not see he doing that. Then I was left with a doubt: what extra files or data did he take from my system?
I was thinking is ...
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How to create a live usb for Windows in Ubuntu
I have the need to create a Live USB to install Windows but from Ubuntu, I've tried to emulate the tools that make the same function from windows but I just do not work.
I would be very helpful to ...
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How can I connect my TI-84 Plus calculator with my laptop?
I want to connect my TI-84 Plus to my Ubuntu 11.04 laptop. I use the organelle cables to connect it. The program tilp(2) didn't work or at least it didn't show my TI-84 Plus; I've tried to run it in ...
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Is there a way to share my computer's Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 through USB?
Is there a way to share my desktop Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 using the phone data cable?
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Diabetic trying to use Ubuntu with Medtronic Carelink insulin pump support USB device
I am taking a wild shot here: I am a type 1 diabetic who is going on the Insulin pump. Unfortunately, the Medtronic Carelink USB device that uploads data from the pump online only has windows ...
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How can I transfer files to a Kindle Fire with a Micro-USB cable?
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10, and when I connect my Kindle Fire to my computer via micro usb, it is not recognized automatically. Other usb devices, such as my ipod and digital camera, are recognized just ...
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Set up two identical USB printers
I want to hook up 2 USB label printers to one machine, so that each one can have different size labels loaded in it. They are both Zebra 2844 printers. Either one installs and works just fine by ...
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What functionality of an iPad can I use with Ubuntu?
What functionality of an iPad can I use with Ubuntu? I'm thinking about buying an iPad, but I only have Ubuntu PCs these days (no Windows, no Mac), and I'm nervous that it may be too reliant on the ...
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Does Ubuntu support USB 1.0?
I have a 16 GB 1.0 USB Stick in titanium with leather bound, which i happen to love. I know it works in Vista (of all things) but in Ubuntu 11.04 (i also have gnome 3, if that may affect, but am ...
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Trying to boot from usb [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Boot failure : No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!
I have similar issues but none with the 12.04 build.
Im trying this on a dell d610 laptop with a bad hard ...
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Lock and Unlock from USB disk (pendrive)
Is there Any program for locking and unlocking my Ubuntu machine using a flash- drive?
For instance, when I take out the usb flash drive, the computer locks automatically and when I put in the flash ...
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How to enable persistent option in disk creator?
I try to test natty alpha with usb. (my system is 10.04) But when I run disk creator I can not choose the option for persistent creation. Here on screenshots I saw that this is possible. Choosing the ...
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Why don't Etron USB 3.0 controllers/ports work? (Asus P8Z68-V and other motherboards)
I have a new computer with an Asus p8z68-v le + Intel 2500 + 8GB of RAM.
I installed Ubuntu without any issue but the USB3 (from the mother board - on the back of the computer) don't work.
I plug a ...
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Updating TomTom GPS devices?
Has someone succeed in update of tomtom devices on ubuntu ?
I tried with an install of Windows XP sp3 in virtualbox PUEL, the device is correctly regognised but when I install new maps files, I have ...
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Can't mount any partition due to “/usb: Adding read ACL for uid 1000 to /media/evil' failed: Operation not supported” error
I've upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 and now I can't mount any partition. I get the same error with all drives:
/usb: Adding read ACL for uid 1000 to /media/evil' failed: Operation not supported
Both of ...
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How do I install Ubuntu from an USB drive / create a live USB-stick?
I tried to use the usb-creator.exe from Ubuntu 10.10 desktop i386 ISO image and it does create an USB stick that doesn't boot. When I try to boot from it I get:
Operating System not found.
I try ...
