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.
