Re: Can't access USB thumbdrives

On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 14:40 -0700, Bob McGowan wrote:
> On 6/6/26 01:46 PM, Chris Ramsden wrote:
> > On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 16:37 -0400, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 20:38 +0100, Chris Ramsden wrote:
> > > > Asus Zenbook
> > > > Debian 13 Trixie
> > > > Mate DE
> > > > 
> > > > I have just noticed that this computer has stopped recognising
> > > > USB
> > > > thumbdrives.
> > > > 
> > > > They are listed in lsusb, but do not appear in my file browser
> > > > (caja),
> > > > nor in df.
> > > > 
> > > > The same machine sees the same USB thumbdrives when booted into
> > > > windows, so it appears not to be faulty hardware.
> > > > 
> > > > I can't say when this started happening; I haven't plugged in
> > > > any
> > > > USB
> > > > thumbdrives for a few weeks.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > <snip>
> 
> Based on recent experience, df seems to be concerned only with
> mounted 
> file systems.
> 
> So if your thumbdrive is not mounting df will not report it.
> 
> Bob
Clearly, these drives are not being mounted! 

But also a CD/DVD drive and a USB camera fail to connect, whilst being
listed in lsusb. Is "mount" relevant to non-storage devices such as
cameras? 

It feels a bit deeper than just not mounting. 

Chris.