Plugging in the USB to my laptop and it won't appear

Mastah

Mastah

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Oct 25, 2010
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Hello Devbest users.

Today I'm experiencing a problem with Ubuntu. So I've figured out to just step back to Windows but for that I will need to plug in my USB and run Unetbooting with the .ISO that I've downloaded. But when I plug it it in it justs blinks a few time then stops and a USB won't appear aynwhere and it's really bothering me.

So I ran the following commands and it gave me this:

Command:
Code: 
tail -f /var/log/{messages,kernel,dmesg,syslog}

Outcome:
Code: 
==> /var/log/syslog <==
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop dbus[817]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Apr  5 20:08:10 Laptop sudo: pam_ecryptfs: pam_sm_authenticate: /home/t-walker is already mounted
Apr  5 20:09:43 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.Academic.Zotero[1445]: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/t-walker/.mozilla/firefox/'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'besta'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'bestand'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'bestanden'
Apr  5 20:12:19 Laptop kernel: [ 2909.700969] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 4
Apr  5 20:12:20 Laptop colord-sane: [bjnp] create_broadcast_socket: ERROR - bind socket to local address failed - Cannot assign requested address

Thank you in advance whoever is able to help me!
 
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griimnak

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Mastah said:
Hello Devbest users.

Today I'm experiencing a problem with Ubuntu. So I've figured out to just step back to Windows but for that I will need to plug in my USB and run Unetbooting with the .ISO that I've downloaded. But when I plug it it in it justs blinks a few time then stops and a USB won't appear aynwhere and it's really bothering me.

So I ran the following commands and it gave me this:

Command:
Code: 
tail -f /var/log/{messages,kernel,dmesg,syslog}

Outcome:
Code: 
==> /var/log/syslog <==
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop dbus[817]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Apr  5 20:07:50 Laptop systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Apr  5 20:08:10 Laptop sudo: pam_ecryptfs: pam_sm_authenticate: /home/t-walker is already mounted
Apr  5 20:09:43 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.Academic.Zotero[1445]: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/t-walker/.mozilla/firefox/'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'besta'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'bestand'
Apr  5 20:09:48 Laptop com.canonical.Unity.Scope.File.Gdrive[1445]: Search changed to: 'bestanden'
Apr  5 20:12:19 Laptop kernel: [ 2909.700969] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 4
Apr  5 20:12:20 Laptop colord-sane: [bjnp] create_broadcast_socket: ERROR - bind socket to local address failed - Cannot assign requested address

Thank you in advance whoever is able to help me!
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You just dug yourself a hole by using unetboot, it sucks really bad. Why didn't you just partition it? dual boot?
 
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Mastah

Mastah

the funny thing is \r\n i did
Oct 25, 2010
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griimnak said:
You just dug yourself a hole by using unetboot, it sucks really bad. Why didn't you just partition it? dual boot?
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Did not use uNetbooting yet just was about to but it doesn't want to appear even though the USB does blink a few times then stops I'm utterly confused!

Thanks for your reply mate but that's not how far my knowledge goes maybe explain more?
 
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griimnak

griimnak

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Mastah said:
Did not use uNetbooting yet just was about to but it doesn't want to appear even though the USB does blink a few times then stops I'm utterly confused!

Thanks for your reply mate but that's not how far my knowledge goes maybe explain more?
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try:
Code: 
fdisk --list

does it show up?
 
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Mastah

Mastah

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I'll give you the outcome right away:

Code: 
fdisk: kan /dev/ram0 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram1 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram2 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram3 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram4 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram5 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram6 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram7 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram8 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram9 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram10 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram11 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram12 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram13 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram14 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/ram15 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/sda niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/mapper/sda5_crypt niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 niet openen: Toegang geweigerd
fdisk: kan /dev/sdb niet openen: Toegang geweigerd

Meaning: It won't open due access denied but that's what it's showing up bud.
 
LSBlik output:

Code: 
NAME                    MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINT
sda                       8:0    0 465,8G  0 disk  
├─sda1                    8:1    0   243M  0 part  /boot
├─sda2                    8:2    0     1K  0 part  
└─sda5                    8:5    0 465,5G  0 part  
  └─sda5_crypt          252:0    0 465,5G  0 crypt 
    ├─ubuntu--vg-root   252:1    0 461,9G  0 lvm   /
    └─ubuntu--vg-swap_1 252:2    0   3,6G  0 lvm  
      └─cryptswap1      252:3    0   3,6G  0 crypt [SWAP]
sdb                       8:16   1    15G  0 disk  
sr0                      11:0    1  1024M  0 rom
 
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GarettM

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Your usb device 'sdb' has no valid partition information if you had files on your usb drive it is probably corrupt do you want to format it and start a new?
 
How to fix your usb by formatting
1. Create a new partition
Code: 
 sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Then enter 'o' to create a new partition table
Then enter 'p' to create a new primary partition
Then keep clicking enter until you reach the menu again
Then enter 'w' to Write changes and exit

2. Format new disk
Code: 
 sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1

3. Remount the disks
Code: 
 sudo mount -a
 
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GarettM

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For future reference the problem was the usb drive was corrupted and he fixed it by installed gparted
Code: 
 sudo apt-get install gparted

And created a new partition? on the usb drive
 
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