Re: Kernel doesn't recognises devices on USB 3 port

2020-08-06 Thread Borden Rhodes
> A new portable hard drive and a new flash drive were, in turn, plugged into > the USB 3 port, but fdisk -l, lsblk and lsusb outputs suggest that > neither of these devices are recognised by the kernel when in that port. I have a similar problem with my laptop with a USB 3.0 port. It works in "le

Re: Kernel doesn't recognises devices on USB 3 port

2020-08-06 Thread deloptes
Mick Ab wrote: > However, given the uncertainty of the cause of the problem with the port, > I am reluctant to shut down the desktop and reboot in case the reboot > fails. Do you have other ports to try? Sometimes it is dust, sometimes a blown up capacitor or whatever. Try on another PC, does it

Kernel doesn't recognises devices on USB 3 port

2020-08-06 Thread Mick Ab
There is a problem with a USB 3 port on a desktop running Debian. Until recently, a backup of the system had been regularly performed to a portable hard drive plugged into the USB 3 port. The drive had been kept permanently plugged into the port and was only mounted when a backup is required. The