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USB stick and external FAT32 HDD appearing as USB0

  • 07-11-2010 08:55PM
    #1
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭


    Whenever I plug in a USB memory stick or FAT32 external HDD it shows up as a desktop icon, opens in a window and I can access the files therein.
    I cannot copy to it, or delete any files, telling me access denied.
    What gets me is the fact that sometimes it works and insted of USB0 it will say "Kingston" for the memory stick or whatever name on the USB drive.
    Any ideas?
    Of course:
    Linux Debian, gnome desktop 2.26.1


Comments

  • #2
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    So as everywhere else on the internet there seem to be no answers for this particular problem if I can judge by the deafening silence...:)


  • #3
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,951 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I use neither Debian nor Gnome and this sounds like a problem that is distro specific. I certainly do not have such a problem here.

    Have you tried from a different user account to see if it could be some config in your user account?

    Does the partition have a label when you see USB0?

    Maybe someone using your choice of distro and DE will happen by ......


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