Yep, same here. Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-34-generic. Workaround: Check if it in fact detected, but just won't get mounted. >dmesg
24293.490858] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [24313.552883] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd [24313.569546] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0689 [24313.569557] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=8 [24313.569563] usb 3-1: Product: WALKMAN [24313.569576] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: SONY [24313.569579] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: XXXXXXXXXXXXX [24313.570812] scsi7 : usb-storage 3-1:1.0 [24314.569537] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access SONY WALKMAN 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 [24314.571339] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 [24314.571954] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 1878272 2048-byte logical blocks: (3.84 GB/3.58 GiB) [24314.572111] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off [24314.572118] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 3e 00 00 00 [24314.572268] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found [24314.572274] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through [24314.576312] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 1878272 2048-byte logical blocks: (3.84 GB/3.58 GiB) [24314.576825] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found [24314.576832] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through If you get this, then the device can be mounted: sudo bash mkdir /mnt/sony mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/sony cd /mnt/sony ls (you may need to copy files as root in terminal) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1266861 Title: Sony - NWZ-B173F Walkman mp3 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise Linux ubuntu-pc 3.8.0-35-generic #50~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 4 17:25:51 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Bus 002 Device 022: ID 054c:0689 Sony Corp. <--- No Open nautilus device What Problem? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1266861/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp