I attach a usb disk to my linux desktop, but it does not show up.

[rajknd]

How can I get more information about the error?

[nujinini]

Hello and welcome!

It might be more helpful if you can give more details like..

what's your OS (version)
what was the USB disk formatted (ntfs,ext, etc)
and other things you might feel necessary.

thanks!

[rajknd]

its ubantu 9.* and usbdrive is formatted using ntfs..

[dolo724]

its ubantu 9.* and usbdrive is formatted using ntfs..

I really don't like it when USB drives fail to make themselves known, so I've done the following tricks to discover the reason:
Open a Terminal on the desktop and type (without quotes) "sudo tail -f /var/log/messages"
You might have to enter your own password.
Plug in the USB thing and watch the messages scroll by. Anything related to usb or sd is relevant.

Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.128062] usb 5-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.332757] usb 5-8: New USB device found, idVendor=0c76, idProduct=0005
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.332763] usb 5-8: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.332768] usb 5-8: Product: TS256MJF2A
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.332770] usb 5-8: Manufacturer: JetFlash
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.332900] usb 5-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 24 18:19:29 lap-clank kernel: [ 5689.344238] scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.356040] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     JetFlash TS256MJF2A       1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.356543] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.404380] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 501800 512-byte hardware sectors: (256 MB/245 MiB)
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.405368] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is on
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.413734]  sdb: sdb1
Jan 24 18:19:34 lap-clank kernel: [ 5694.414962] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

Yours will be different than mine; copy the messages you get and paste them here, then we'll see what more can be said.

[vkv]

Hi,

Check the log files first and try to mount the usb to some drives and find what is happening . This should help you

[fatra2]

Hi there,

How can I get more information about the error?

It does not sound like an "error" to me. You probably have the hotplug function disabled, for whatever reasons.

You can check if your device is seen by the OS. It normally appears in the device files, under /dev/sdb1 or something. Looks at your device files before and after you plug your stick. If it does not appear, then you might have a problem recognizing the stick.

If it does appear, you will need to mount it manually: mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/myUSBStick

Cheers

[techsurfer]

I usually have to hit the refresh button on the window tool bar, when using the gui.