cant connect my USB stick to my computer (SOLVED)

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Hello Again,

forgive me for posting this thread again but I am new to opensuse, including its forums, and I have not been able to view my previous post about the above problem. So here goes again:

When I plug in a USB flash memory in my computer, nothing happens, not even does it register in Dolphin. Any ideas what I should do to solve this problem and be able to access the files on the USB stick?

Thanks

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With the usb device connected - open a terminal and become su and do

fdisk -l

Post result

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Thanks for the reply.

How can I mark this thread as solved?

Yan

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Tell me how you solved it and I’ll mark it solved. But you can’t.

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Hi,

I solved it using the “fdisk -l” command.

Thanks

Yan

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fdisk -l

Just lists all connected disks. The disks must have been available all the time. Maybe you just missed something.
Anyway at least it’s OK for you now.:wink:

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same problem here…usb is not listed in Dolphin, but in fdisk -l it is recognized…on the USB is openSUSE_13.2 iso, i did instal fresh OS with that ISO, after 1st start there was no problem with usb, it was in Dolphin and work…then i unplagged it, next day plugged back in and it’s not in Dolphin now…any help? i have win7 / kali linux / openSUSE instaled on this desktop

Linux 3.16.7-21-default
openSUSE 13.2 (Harlequin) (i586)

KDE Platform Version 4.14.9

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 232,9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00061c43

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2046 488390655 488388610 232,9G f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 2048 110175817 110173770 52,5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda6 422989824 488390655 65400832 31,2G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 110176256 194080767 83904512 40G 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 194082816 422975487 228892672 109,1G 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order.
Disk /dev/sdb: 68,4 GiB, 73400410112 bytes, 143360176 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x03210321

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 206847 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb2 206848 128609050 128402203 61,2G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb3 128610241 143351807 14741567 7G f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 128610304 143351807 14741504 7G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdc: 14,9 GiB, 16016998400 bytes, 31283200 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

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Hello,

You do NOT have the same problem. The OP was about openSUSE 10.2 and this thread is from 2010!

When you want the maximum exposure of your problem to your potential helpers, you better start a new thread with a good telling title.

BTW:
Please use CODE tags around copied/pasted computer text in a post. It is the # button in the tool bar of the post editor. When applicable copy/paste complete, that is including the prompt, the command, the output and the next prompt.

Regards,

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On 2015-07-16 12:36, bboy jay wrote:
>
> same problem here…

Huh, no, impossible.
That was on 2010, your problem is different.
IMO, you should start a new thread.

> fdisk -l

Please, next time use code tags to paste this. The ‘#’ button in the
forum editor.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.

(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” (Minas Tirith))