Questions tagged [usb-drive]
For questions regarding storage drives that connect using a USB port.
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Error when getting information for file "folder/": input/output error
I've searched for some similar questions for my problem but couldn't find solution. I've flash drive that I copied some files from window OS for a long time ago,and I cannot open them on ubuntu, ...
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Smartmontools 7.3 on Ubuntu 22.04
I bought a SSD enclosure equipped with the Asmedia 2364 chipset.
Ubuntu 22.04 is shipped with Smartmontools 7.2 that does not support that chipset. Instead, the 7.3 can address it by the switch -d ...
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new Intenso 64GB stick not working in Linux, I/O-error, works fine in Windows 10 [WON'T FIX, HARDWARE INCOMPATIBLE]
TLDR: Make sure to buy USB sticks that are certified to run on Linux, as some brand new ones might not be compatible in 2023.
This is a tough one. I bought a brand new usb pen drive (Intenso 64GB, USB ...
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SD Card will mount on one machine and not on another
I have two laptops with SD Card slots. One (machine 1, Ubuntu 18.04) has the SD Card mount as /dev/mmcblk0. The other (machine 2, Ubuntu 20.04) mounts SD Cards as block devices /dev/sdx where x is ...
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I/O error while resuming from disk (hibernate) on Kubuntu booted from an external USB SSD
I installed and booted a Kubuntu 22.04 installation (Linux 5.19.0-41-generic) on an external NVME SSD drive. This is the USB device, according to lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek ...
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FSTRIM for USB-SSD boot drive [migrated]
I would put my Ubuntu 22.04 NVME disk into this USB 3.2 20Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure and boot it from a USB 3.2x2 port.
I know that a SSD needs to be trimmed by FSTRIM, but I also read that ...
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USB ports are not working on HP laptop
The USB ports of my laptop are not working at all, It was running Ubuntu 22.04 then I updated to 23.04, to try to fix the problem. It does not detect them.
My laptop is a Hewlett Packard HP 2000 ...
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Was formatting my flash drive then I closed the process, now my flash drive isn’t showing up, what do I do?
I was formatting my flash drive then I mistakenly closed it while still formatting, now my flash drive won’t show up anymore, what do I do?
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Continuously monitor usb connection status
I am facing a problem with usb port. when I connect a mobile device to my PC USB port, sometimes it becomes disconnect and immediately gets connected. So I want to monitor the USB connection status ...
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How to install drivers for the amazon Yizhet 300 Mbit / s WLAN
Hello so i have installed the package drivers from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yo1CzwEAzqHLXFTDze05GKln-7PrlAth/view
And i have extracted the drivers file and i dont know how to install them on ...
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automatic start script on pendrive
I would like them to start a backup with rsync (type: rsync --delete -av /media/xxx/yyy /media/aaa/bbb) about 10 seconds after inserting a certain pen-drive (recognizable by VID and PID). I followed ...
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rsync copying USB to USB drive locks up system
When I use rsync to copy a 1TB dir from one USB drive to another USB drive the system goes haywire. The system load climbs up rapidly and processes trying to write to the destination drive go into the ...
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Does booting "persistent live to RAM" achieve the absolute lowest USB flash wear from a Ubuntu Live install with persistence?
Does booting "persistent live to RAM" achieve the absolute lowest USB flash wear from a Ubuntu Live install with persistence, or are there additional tweaks that can be made to reduce flash ...
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Error installing Ubuntu 22.04.1 alongside
I installed Ubuntu using dual-boot mode using balena etcher to flash the USB and shrinked the home partition in order to diminish the risk of losing data. I followed this tutorial and it all worked ...
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USB-C External Hard Drive not Detected
I was using a SanDisk 4TB USB-C external hard drive until today, when my computer stopped detecting it. It doesn't appear in Disks, and there are no logs in dmesg or /var/log/syslog when the device is ...
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Updating a pendrive with a new version, leaving other partitions alone, possible?
I have a pen drive with three partitions
Ubuntu 20 (to run as a live version, as in I used the iso with rufus to create a bootable version that also allow me to install, I am not using an installed ...
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Operation not permitted error
I am trying to compile ch34x.c driver on Ubuntu Desktop and 5.4.0-137-generic Kernel version. There is lots of driver available on internet but my kernel version do not match them. I used that driver:
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PC running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop not mounting a SATA DVD/RW drive connected via USB
I have a new mini PC running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop and wish to connect a SATA DVD/RW drive as an external device from my former PC where it was installed in one of the 5 1/2 in bays. I am using a ...
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How can I mount a removable USB drive in WSL?
So I've gone through this tutorial and have gotten USBIPD up and running on Windows 11 and the Ubuntu WSL container. Now, how can I mount a USB Mass Storage Device in WSL so that File Explorer can see ...
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Transfer to USB 3 external hard drive starts fast but slows down quickly
I've just bought a Toshiba Canvio Advance 1TB external hard drive that connects to a USB 3.0 port. I've formatted it with file system ext4 using Ubuntu's Disks utility. When I take a full backup of my ...
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How to automount a USB key when plugged in on Ubuntu 22.04
This functionality worked on my 20.04 box, but is not working on my 22.04 install.
When I plug a MicroSD drive into an SD->USB device and plug that into Ubuntu it is seen as /dev/sda1, but it is ...
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usb key half loading
When I plug in my key, the light goes on but nothing else happens.
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/disk
mount: /media/disk: special device /dev/sdb1 does not exist.
sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sdb: 4 GiB, ...
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What should I do ? After, Removing my drive in between formating.Can you please suggest me a website [closed]
How do I format it to make it like a regular pendrive.?
I was recently trying to boot the Chrome OS Flex in my pendrive in my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system, using google guide from this website.
Google ...
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rsync error code 10 or 11 when trying to full install Lubuntu 22.04 on a 512 GB USB flash drive
I am a newbie here. I first started using Linux with Lubuntu on my old Lenovo 11e Chromebook that has only 16GB internal memory. I was quickly running out of space, so I decided to load it onto a a ...
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USB storage device requires unplugging and re-plugging to make it work after reboot
When I do lsblk or blkid it just does not show up until I go and physically unplug/re-plug the USB.
I've tried the disabling Auto-suspend method so it's not that, not sure what's going on. Is it the ...
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wipe usb drive - read only error
I have an usb drive of 8gb and I tried to wipe it in all the way
dd mkusb mkfs gparted utility disk
windows diskpart
mac utility disk diskutil erase
anytime i get "read only permission denied&...
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USB not showing either in disks or files
Disks is showing some usb connected but no activity can be performed on it.My PC switched off during the format of usb pendrive. Now the pendrive is not showing in files, disks and gparted. How to ...
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Can't do anything with USB stick Read-only file system
When I plug my USB stick in, I can't open it. Every time I try to do something with it I'm getting a Read-only file system error message. Do you have any idea how to mount and fix it?
GParted:
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when i press F11 to boot from a pendrive my screen stays black
so here is my problem. I downloaded the ubuntu 20.04 iso image and applied it to my pen drive. I plug in the pen drive, reboot my system, and hit the f11 key at least 4 times. and then, I just get a ...
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Ubuntu USB visible but cant select it
I flashed an USB with Ubuntu 22.10, and as I did many times, wanted to change operating system (from Zorin OS to Ubuntu 22.10)
Usually I click here and it enter into the try/install part of the ...
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Hardware level encrypted flash drive not being detected in ubuntu
I just bought an Encrypted USB storage of courier integral, more details here, I can use the stick normally on windows as highlighted, but I am not able to use this storage stick on Linux based ...
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Cannot see plugged-in USB disk drive in /dev
I'm not able to see a plugged in USB drive in /dev in Ubuntu 22.04. Based on answers from this question, here is what I tried and the result:
both fdisk -l and lsblk cannot see the USB drive,
however,...
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Under ubuntu 22.04 why do I see multiple media entries for the same device
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04. So far, I have only noticed one issue.
For a USB3 external disk, I see two entries under /media:
[barry] /media/barry 10096 /bin/ls -la /media/barry
total 36
drwxr-...
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My Windows 10 virtual machine won't recognize USB memory drive anymore
I have Ubuntu 20.04 with Oracle VM VirtualBox v6.1.40. It has Windows 10 virtual machine installed. A little over month ago it stopped working, but I managed to fix the problem after switching USB ...
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Usb Folder is empty but full in size
I have some important data on my USB whenever it's mounted it shows that it has 60GB worth of data in the properties, however, the folder shows that it's empty. Whenever I open the directory in the ...
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Non-live install for portable, non-installable Linux system?
I have a USB-C NVMe "bridge device" with a fast storage unit installed. I would like to use this as a portable system, similar to a live Ubuntu Desktop system, except that it should retain ...
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Flash drive lsblk says 0B
A friend asked for help with this USB stick, which we can't open. Ubuntu won't auto mount the USB, and this is the output of the lsblk command.
We are trying to recover the pictures of his son, that ...
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USB drive giving smartd device error, "Currently unreadable (pending) sectors"
My USB drive with a load of big video files is filling the Ubuntu syslog with smartd messages every 30 minutes - this has been going on for at least a month.
However the drive operates fine, allowing ...
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USB Drive Not Showing Up
I just bought a new Lexar 128GB thumb drive. My system was using it at first and allowing me to transfer data to it. All of a sudden while using it, it stopped working. I am using Ubuntu 22.04. Is ...
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Ubuntu Installation: USB drive is not available under "Device for boot loader installation" dropdown
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I Booted from an Ubuntu USB. During the installation from the USB into the Harddisk, USB Drive is not available as a source.
Background
I have an old PC with 4 GB RAM running on Windows 10. I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 struggles to mount exfat flash drive with a .Spotlight-V100 folder from macOS
I have a flash drive which I am using to transfer files between several computers, including computers running Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, macOS 12.6, and Windows 10. The flash drive was formatted as ...
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Trying to boot Ubuntu for first time
I'm wanting to dual-boot Ubuntu with Windows 11. I have Ubuntu on a flash drive and have been waiting about 40 minutes for it to boot. It's on the initial boot screen where it just says "HP" ...
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hp envy x360 2018 - don't install ubuntu 22
i have a laptop hp envy x360 from 2018 with SSD 500 GB, I try to install ubuntu 22 from USB flash memory it gives me blink prompt and don't start the installation. please help
as a guide my laptop ...
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USB /dev/sdb shows sizo 0, gparted and mkusb do not recognize the drive
I read through quite some forums, but none of the mentioned solutions could help me.
I have a USB (64GB), when I plug it in, it is recognized by lsusb (/dev/sdb, no /dev/sdb1, hence I can't mount it), ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS fails to detect external SSD connected via USB
I was recently given a used external SSD and I want to connect it to my laptop, which is running Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS. When I connect the SSD via USB, Ubuntu does not seem to detect it. I do not know ...
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How to install net-tools from USB stick on Ubuntu Server? [duplicate]
I'm very new to Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS on an old laptop, which doesn't have an ethernet port.
Upon installation, I wasn't able to proceed past the network configuration stage with ...
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almost all USB-ports don't work after booting/typing in encryption password
I've already done some research but haven't been able to find a solution so far.
I'm using ubuntu (budgie) 20.04 and I noticed it for the first time a few hours ago, because I coulnd't mount/open my ...
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Can dd with no options other than an output file and /dev/urandom input file cause other files on the partition to be overwritten?
I have a USB-mounted hard drive with 7 GB of free space that I tried to fill with pseudo-random data using these commands:
$ cd /media/username/volume_name
$ sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of=...
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My pendrive is not visible due to bad flashing AFAIK
I was trying to flash my pendrive with Ubuntu 22.04 using Rufus and tried to add persistence partition size to it, Not sure why it didn't flash properly and gave me error as device not found. So I ...
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Is it possible to connect 8 usb cameras to Ubuntu , I'm using a TP-Link 7 ports hub , and I cant find the way to access the cameras at the same time
I'm working on a project on ROS and I need to connect 8 usb cameras , so I bought a usb hub from TP-link but still cant access all the cameras at the same time , could you help me with this ?