Questions tagged [usb]
USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus. The current USB standard is USB 3.0, which supports transfer speeds of up to 625 MB/s. USB devices are plug-and-play.
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Can i install ubuntu in a usb drive while my computer is a windows 7 32bit that has 2gb ram
I want to install ubuntu's latest version in a usb drive following this tutorial, can i install it in my windows 7 32bit os that have 2gb ram? if yes please tell me how.
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Can I decrypt an encrypted USB-HDD using a USB enclosure case, other than the one used for encrypting?
I encrypted an external USB-HDD and it works like a charm, I can decrypt using the password when manually mounting or even automatically decrypt with using the proper settings to do so with using the ...
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Cannot boot from Linux Mint 21.3 live USB [closed]
I need some help
I downloaded the Linux Mint 21.3 64-bit live ISO image/install (corresponding to sha256sum.txt) and burned it to a 16GB SanDisk USB drive using the latest Balena Etcher utility. The ...
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How to make a bootable USB drive without software
I would like to know how to make 2 partitions on a USB drive
1 partition is for backing up files
and the other should be bootable on any system.
then it should just boot a ubuntu.iso (so i can cleanly ...
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how to safely remove usb external drive on ubuntu 22.04.4
I ran critical and recommended updates today on 22.04.4.
After the update, I connected my Seagate drive and ran backup.
When the backup finished, I opened the context menu for the drive in Nautilus ...
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USB not detected on Ubuntu 22.04
I have a Kingston 32 GB USB that does not show up on my laptop. I can't see it on the disks utility so I'm guessing it's not a mounting issue. Here is the output of lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM ...
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Trouble installing Ubuntu on MacBook Pro 2009
Installed using an ISO on a usb stick. Followed basic YouTube tutorial. The installation process is going just fine until I restart my computer after the installation is complete and I remove the usb. ...
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Failure to get live USB 22.04 to boot
I am running dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows, with Ubuntu 14 in a separate partition. The computer has an Intel Core i3-4170 CPU.
I downloaded the Ubuntu-22.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso and have created ...
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Problems with Bootable USB on macbook pro w/ ventura 13.2.1 (Apple M2, 2022)
I'm a total rookie so please be patient. I'd like to try Ubuntu on my macbook pro laptop using a live version on an USB stick but there is no way it sees the USB when i restart in recovery mode
I ...
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Prevent mouse wake up when using combo receiver
I have a mouse-keyboard combo, so they use the same USB receiver (Logitech non unifying).
Is there a method to prevent mouse wake up (from sleep), but keep keyboard wake up? At least to decrease the ...
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USB adapter freezes everything when connected
The adapter in question is the Mokin mouc0501. I see the following strange behaviour once I plug it in with the power being available, no USB devide the HDMI port is working, it is as if they were not ...
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How can I setup the TL-WN725N Nano USB Adapter's drivers on Ubuntu 23.10 with kernel version 6.5.0-25-generic?
I have just bought the TL-WN725N Nano USB Adapter for my Ubuntu laptop. Still, to my disappointment, this USB adapter doesn't have any drivers beyond kernel version 4.x, which also goes for the third-...
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USB audio causing MPV to desync sound
I'm having a really weird audio problem after reinstalling Ubuntu 22.04 on a machine where everything was previously working. MPV will play videos with a noticeable audio desync. Seeking causes the ...
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External HDD not detected on HP Laptop 15s-eq1
I connected an external hard disk drive (HGST 500GB) to my ubuntu laptop yesterday, the hdd took some time but connected successfully and I transferred a few of my files to it. I had one more hard ...
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Extreme Lag when connecting Docking Station with HDD
Currently Using 22.04
I just bought a mini pc using a intel i9 processor. I also jusat bout this dual HHD docking station
There is an extreme lag when I am connected to the docking station. Using my ...
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Webcam Not Detected on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Predator PHN16-71)
I'm encountering an issue where my built-in webcam is not recognized by Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on my Predator PHN16-71 laptop. Interestingly, the webcam functions correctly on Windows, suggesting a ...
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Unable to mount external drive without repairing
I have a 256GB Integral USB drive that I use with my Ubuntu 23.10 installation. However, every time I plug this drive into my PC, Ubuntu fails to mount it - trying to access the drive's contents ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 doesn't find my wireless usb adapter on vmware
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 on VMware on my desktop PC. But it doesn't find my wireless usb adapter. So how can I install wifi driver?
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Can a USB drive be used as a security key to unlock a Ubuntu PC? [duplicate]
I am currently looking to switch from Windows 10 to Ubuntu but I still want to use the security key I already have for unlocking my PC. Windows has a software called USB Raptor but this is not on ...
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Unknown error while mounting an external USB device
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on my laptop. I was copying some folders from an external USB device into my Windows virtual machine. The process stuck unexpectedly, the mouse was blocked as well ...
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DP over USB-C not working on Dell G15 - tried all the suggested solutions
I know this may look like a duplicate but I've followed every single suggestion I found in different questions on AskUbuntu and I still can't get it to work.
I've been fighting for over 4 days to get ...
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How do I use CUPS and SANE to set up Linux drivers for my Epson printer model?
I have a an Epson A# printer/scanner/copier/fax, model no. WF-7830
My Ubuntu version is 22.04.3 LTS
My printer was powered up and connected to a USB port on my PC.
I used the command: man -k sane
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Nintendo Switch clogs dmesg
I have a Nintendo switch connected to a powered 16 port usb hub, that is connect to my USB dock, that connect to my Linux PC. It is only there for convenience of charging.
I have everything connected ...
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External drive disconnection after a while
The external drive is disconnected after a while. I tested in other machine without any relevant issue.
The output of dmesg:
[ +0,000172] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: WARN Set TR Deq Ptr cmd failed due to ...
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Printer not accessible by saned, probably udev rules not working
I'm trying to setup a printer as network printer with a server. sane-find-scanner outputs could not open USB device 0x03f0/0xc111 at 001:003: Access denied (insufficient permissions) could not fetch ...
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How to mount USB drive in ubuntu (Proxmox LXC) - shows up in lsusb but getting error special device does not exist
I'm trying to connect a USB drive to a Ubuntu container via Proxmox.
I'm a total linux/Proxmox newbie so apologies if I say anything incorrectly. I've pieced together lots of ways to mount the drive ...
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How to know which "version" of USB a device is attached as
What the title says. Is there a way to know if a USB device is registered as oldschool/original USB, USB2, or USB3 etc? I'd guess either from virtual files under /sys or maybe dmesg/kernel logs?
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Seagate Basic USB HDD - error showing an empty directory
I purchased a Seagate Basic 1TB USB HDD.
I connected the USB-drive into my Dell-desktop-PC running UBUNTU 22.04. It mounts/unmounts and otherwise behaves normally.
I used FreeFileSync to back up ~...
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PC will not boot from USB
Good day all. I have been working on this problem for a month now. I have a ms surface go 2 with Ubuntu 22.04 installed. No windows, yes I know now I should have left windows on it! Never, even with ...
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Cannot copy files to an Android phone via MTP due to "operation not supported"
I'm trying to copy some music files from a file server to the internal memory card of my Samsung phone.
When I plug the phone in I can access the memory card via MTP in Nautilus just fine. However, ...
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cant install ubuntu on usb: installation freezes on async_tx:…
im trying to install ubuntu on my asus zypherus m16 (2021) gaming laptop.
it has a intel core i9, nvidia rtx 3060 mobile, i believe it has 16 gb of ram, and 1 tb of storage.
im using a 32gb flashdrive ...
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External Double Monitor Without Ubuntu Drivers
I have an external double-foldable monitor (UPERFECT dual portable) that just comes with windows and mac drivers. I can access a single monitor of it by using HDMI, but for the 2nd monitor one seems ...
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USB Sound card doubling sounds
I've recently purchased a beefier machine and have decided to install Ubuntu Studio 23.10. My previous machine runs Ubuntu 22.04 and works fine.
I was able to get my external sound cars (M-Audio Fast ...
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automount a partition of a USB stick in a persistent live linux made with mkusb
How to automount a partition of a USB stick at /media/lubuntu/name every time the stick is plugged into the PC when the /etc/fstab file is empty on every new boot?
I assume this is because I'm running ...
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Lubuntu: devmon mounts an USB drive to two different directories, one of which is inaccessible
I have formatted a 2TB Kingston SSD USB drive in EXT4 filesystem and copied data on computer A (Ubuntu). Now I want to use this drive on computer B (Lubuntu).
But it showed that the drive was mounted ...
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Thunderbolt failure, all USB ports stop working. AER: can't recover
I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 5 with a fully updated Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11 session. I have two external monitors and a bunch of devices connected via a Lenovo Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Every ...
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Ubuntu boot menu doesn't appear after selecting EFI Boot on MacBook Pro
I tried the following guides.
Create a bootable USB stick on macOS
Manual Approach
Set Secure Boot to No Security and Allow booting from external or removal media
Unfortunately, the Ubuntu boot menu ...
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Mounting usb device by hardware port using autofs under Ubuntu via executable map
I am trying to mount a usb storage device, plugged at a specific port of my pc to a defined location under Ubuntu. Its supposed to mount every device which was plugged at exactly this port to there ...
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Activating LVM volumes after failure to attach after reboot
I currently have the problem that after every reboot the two external hard disks (both connected via USB) throw the error "Activating LVM volumes after failure to attach ...".
Normally I can ...
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Pulseaudio in system mode through multiple channels sounds terrible
I followed this solution and set up my pulseaudio system to work on multiple audio channels. But a problem I was facing was that the changes in /etc/pulse/default.pa were not taking effect on ...
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Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop into new desktop nvdia computer
I downloaded the .iso file and created a bootable usb with Ventoy.
This is what I got after booting the usb and selecting "Try or Install Ubuntu". It got stuck here for a few minutes, so I ...
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Why is my RAZER USB headset not recognized as an audio device?
I recently got a new computer up and running with a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 and found that my RAZER USB headset is not being recognized as an audio device. Running lsusb shows that it is ...
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xrdp can't mount drives after update
I recently updated xrdp after setting up Ubuntu pro. Now I can't mount any drives when I'm remoted into my Ubuntu machine using xorgxrdp
ii xorgxrdp 1:0.2.17-1build1 amd64 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)...
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"Error Mounting dev/sda at /media/fjdpaco/USB Stick:Unkown error when mounting dev/sda" [duplicate]
I have an Acer Aspire3 laptop, and I am trying to open up a Memorex 8GB USB stick from the Files application in Ubuntu. I Given that I have important data I don't want to accidentally destroy I don't ...
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Connecting Logitech MX Anywhere 3S with USB dongle
Trying to connect a Logitech MX Anywhere 3S via the "unifying receiver", I
disable bluetooth on the laptop,
use Solaar,
Unifying Receiver is shown, even with another mouse (trackball) ...
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Cannot find USB camera index with VideoCapture() OpenCV
I'm trying to connect a GoPro 10 to RPi5 and work with OpenCV library.
I'm having issues to find "camera index" in order to create VideoCamera object.
I followed https://github.com/jschmid1/...
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USB to Serial adapter broken with Ubuntu 22.04 but
I have a Silicon Labs CP2105 USB to Serial adapter chip on an embedded development board so I cannot change the chip.
When running Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Kernel 6.5.0-14-generic) I get garbage in the ...
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Odd USB issue after idle
Sometimes when my machine goes idle I lose the ability to connect new USB devices to it. When this happens any USB devices that are currently connected continue to work, but anything new that is ...
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Can't find USB /dev mounting
I have this dongle which I suppose to have a /dev/tty* and I haven't.
I'm able to see in dmesg when I plug it:
[ 421.946296] usb 1-2: new full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 422.104243] ...
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How to fix "LIBMTP PANIC: Unable to find interface & endpoints of device , Unable to open raw device 0"?
This is a question which seems to have been asked many times - mostly between 5 and ten years ago. I still have had this intermittently (as do others I see with a variety of phones, computers and ...