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External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Mon May 14, 2018 4:28 am

I have a small usb powered external device (MP3 player) which is not recognized in devices.Any advice is appreciated. :P
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by iironjade » Mon May 14, 2018 4:46 am

If your player is made by Creative (or even if it isn't) you could try installing Gnomad2 via the software centre or Synaptic and see if it recognises it.
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Mute Ant » Mon May 14, 2018 8:50 am

"...small usb powered external device..." Could be anything then. Who makes it? What model is it?

Linux may be seeing the hardware but can't do anything with what it finds...

o Player needs Windows-specific software to address the storage.

o Player uses MTP which can't be mounted as a file system.
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Hoser Rob » Mon May 14, 2018 9:26 am

You do need to post the make/model of any devices you're seeking support for.

Also, plug it in, then copy/paste this to the terminal and copy/paste the text output here (no screenshots please):

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lsusb
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Mon May 14, 2018 10:05 am

Hoser Rob wrote: ⤴
Mon May 14, 2018 9:26 am
 You do need to post the make/model of any devices you're seeking support for.

Also, plug it in, then copy/paste this to the terminal and copy/paste the text output here.
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b5a1 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $

(no screenshots please):

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lsusb
[Unfortunately I don't have any documentation any more. ]
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Mon May 14, 2018 10:13 am

Mute Ant wrote: ⤴
Mon May 14, 2018 8:50 am
 "...small usb powered external device..." Could be anything then. Who makes it? What model is it?

Linux may be seeing the hardware but can't do anything with what it finds...

o Player needs Windows-specific software to address the storage.

o Player uses MTP which can't be mounted as a file system.
[Unfortunately I don't have any documentation any more.]
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Tue May 15, 2018 3:04 am

iironjade wrote: ⤴
Mon May 14, 2018 4:46 am
 If your player is made by Creative (or even if it isn't) you could try installing Gnomad2 via the software centre or Synaptic and see if it recognises it.
[Hi iironjade. What is Gnomad2 and how would i use it, is it a desktop an operating system.
My MP3 Player property
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b5a1 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ ]
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by iironjade » Tue May 15, 2018 4:58 am

Mint has a problem with mp3 players made by Creative and it's there's always a chance that it will recognise it one day but not the next. Even if it is recognised, any music transfers may be unsuccessful.
Gnomad2 is a program which seems to help with recognition and makes transfers more reliable. It scans the music files on your computer and mp3 player and simplifies transfers, which is handy if you have lots of music to sort through.
Results are not guaranteed but it works well for me.
It's available from the Software Manager or Synaptic.
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Mute Ant » Tue May 15, 2018 6:19 am

"...I don't have any documentation..." Google 'images' and find out what it is from what it looks like, then Google for a user manual...
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Thu May 17, 2018 4:06 am

Mute Ant wrote: ⤴
Tue May 15, 2018 6:19 am
 "...I don't have any documentation..." Google 'images' and find out what it is from what it looks like, then Google for a user manual...
[Hi Mute Ant. I was tempted to use google images some time ago, but I don't use google anything.
Thanks all the same]
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Re: External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Thu May 17, 2018 4:54 am

iironjade wrote: ⤴
Tue May 15, 2018 4:58 am
 Mint has a problem with mp3 players made by Creative and it's there's always a chance that it will recognise it one day but not the next. Even if it is recognised, any music transfers may be unsuccessful.
Gnomad2 is a program which seems to help with recognition and makes transfers more reliable. It scans the music files on your computer and mp3 player and simplifies transfers, which is handy if you have lots of music to sort through.
Results are not guaranteed but it works well for me.
It's available from the Software Manager or Synaptic.
[Thanks iironjade. Ill try it out after I fix some other more pressing issue with the system, Ill get back and let you know the result.]
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Re:Solved External device not recognised

Post by Andow » Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:49 am

Andow wrote: ⤴
Mon May 14, 2018 4:28 am
 I have a small usb powered external device (MP3 player) which is not recognized in devices.Any advice is appreciated. :P
System Spec
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $ inxi -Szxx
System: Host: User-Lenovo-ideapad-100S Kernel: 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3) dm: mdm
Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
User name-Lenovo-ideapad-100S ~ $
[It seems the device is incompatible with the OS ]
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