How to detect USB devices with LiveCD 8.04?

**AdvicePro** · 01-09-2011

I'm trying to detect an external HDD drive, but I don't know how. My PC has a total of 6 USB ports, they're all being used, and the Computer File Browser lists only 4 USB ports and I can't open them.

The ports could be detected in Windows Vista, except I've not tried the new HDD enclosure, but it crashed.

**AdvicePro** · 01-22-2011

I've now installed a new HDD and, while it is detected, none of the USB devices are detected.

**MikeTbob** · 01-22-2011

What do you mean they aren't detected? What kind of devices do you have?
Post the output of

Code:

lsusb

This should list ALL USB related devices.
And this should show the Drives

Code:

fdisk -l

Note that is a lowercase L, not a 1 and you may need to login as root or use sudo for the commands to work.

**rokytnji** · 01-22-2011

Just helping out again Bro.

**AdvicePro** · 02-19-2011

Originally Posted by MikeTbob

this should show the Drives

Code:

fdisk -l

There needed to be a sudo in front of this command!

**MikeTbob** · 02-19-2011

Originally Posted by AdvicePro

There needed to be a sudo in front of this command!

You are correct, sorry about that. So did you get it working?

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