[SOLVED] USB sticks not recognised

[JoHubb]

I am running Mint KDE 18.3

When I plug in the USB stick my laptop doesn't see it. It is seen in my desktop machine.
Same thing happens with a different USB stick.
Same thing happens if I boot with the USB in the socket.

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sudo fdisk -l

gave me this with the USB plugged in:
howard@Serafina ~ $ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: C1EBC940-3082-4A7E-BD62-E23447FC99FA

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda2 32768 1953521663 1953488896 931.5G Linux filesystem

Disk /dev/sdb: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 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: gpt
Disk identifier: 1F389137-49D1-4535-BC8D-304C52955258

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sdb2 1050624 960235519 959184896 457.4G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb3 960235520 976771071 16535552 7.9G Linux swap
howard@Serafina ~ $[/quote][/quote]

I'd be grateful for advice.

[gm10]

Try a different USB port? That one might be broken - do other devices work in it? Also post output of

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lsusb

with the stick plugged in.

[JoHubb]

howard@Serafina ~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 13fe:5500 Kingston Technology Company Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0025 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b59e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
howard@Serafina ~ $

I had a logitech mouse transmitter in the other port. When I removed this, all my USB sticks are recognised in both ports.
Must have been some conflict.

Thanks for help!

[gm10]

Happy to help. Please edit the first post's subject line to indicate this topic as solved if you need no further assistance.

I had a logitech mouse transmitter in the other port.

Due to the nature of this device it is possible that it is creating interference with other adjacent electronics. If you've got an extension cord at hand, allowing you to move the transmitter further away from the device, you may find that the problem goes away.