MX 23.2 - Unrecognized USB Ports On Old System [Solved]

[Charlie Brown]

... but I can't find the exact syntax required in my notes. Can anybody help?..

Just an equals sign:

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from=usb

:)

[j2mcgreg]

From your user's manual, page 130, found here:
https://dl.dell.com/manuals/all-product ... _en-us.pdf

You may have to enable the USB ports in the bios. Often times in early computers, devices that were 'on' by default in Windows were 'off' by default in Linux.

[xaol]

just below that there is a Configure option. if you click on that it opens a Removable Drives and Media window. the first tab has some options for Removable Storage. you can change this later, but if you put a check in one of those first two boxes then replug the drive does anything change?

[Charlie Brown]

In the meantime, was/is it the same when on live session? (When booted with the one you installed).

Also, is it the same if you try any other flash drive or just "that" one ?

[JacBKwik]

I guess my question then would be, if I've been running Linux systems (Peppermint most recently and ahead of the MX install) and without any USB port issue... and without having to change anything in BIOS, wouldn't it seem this is likely not the issue?.

In answer to some other questions posed - not sure if USB ports displayed under "live" session or not. Didn't look
Also, different flashdrives have been inserted in USB port...all without success.

And.... "just below that there is a Configure option. if you click on that it opens a Removable Drives and Media window. ? etc, etc"
I'll try this momentarily

[Charlie Brown]

Those auto-mount options are already enabled in Thunar preferences ootb, so, there's something else, that's why I asked how it was on live session.

In case you have Windows, too, disable "Fast Startup" there.

[JacBKwik]

just below that there is a Configure option. if you click on that it opens a Removable Drives and Media window. the first tab has some options for Removable Storage. you can change this later, but if you put a check in one of those first two boxes then replug the drive does anything change?

Top "3" boxes are all checked. I presume as default when the system was installed, as noted

[JacBKwik]

When the USB Port shows under terminal, I notice the port displays here as "Device 4" ....whereas everything else is displaying as "Device 1 or 2" - Is this suspect?
I'm in wayy over my head once we get to this point. ;-) Just seems to be out of range when compared to the others that are functioning

lsusb
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp. All-In-One Multi-Card Reader CA200/B/S
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 413c:2005 Dell Computer Corp. RT7D50 Keyboard
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 9129:1583 General USB Flash Disk ---------------**** DRIVE NOW SHOWING IN TERMINAL VIEW After plug-in
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[rokytnji.1]

I've not read yet that a md5sum check was made on iso and how live usb was made.

[JacBKwik]

I've not read yet that a md5sum check was made on iso and how live usb was made.

MD5 checksum was not made. ISO downloaded and burned to DVD install disk. I will note... This same install DVD was used
earlier in the week, albeit on a somewhat newer notebook. There were no issues with the USB port being seen after that install.