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What happens after an USB disk is connected to a Linux system? [closed]
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What happens when a USB drive is plugged in?
What happens after an USB disk is connected to a Linux system? Does the system probe devices, load driver modules, or what? ...
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smartctl on external hdd inside ide-to-usb enclosure
I have a very old 2.5" IDE drive inside a USB enclosure that gives some buffer I/O error. I tried to use smartctl to see what SMART says about it, but I can't manage to make it work. Being root, if I ...
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Mimo 2G USB Monitor and cheap computer (Raspberry Pi?)
I have a Mimo 2G USB Monitor (UM-710S I believe) which I got in college due to the lack of space for a real second monitor in the dorm.
Now I don't really have a use for it, so I thought of ...
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How can I uniquely identify which device is on USB `hub 6-0:1.0: port 2`?
How can I uniquely identify which device is on USB hub 6-0:1.0: port 2?
I receive messages in my dmesg every now and then and I want the system to tell me which device is connected to that port.
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Udev triggers are not firing on insert of CF card into USB card reader (anymore)
I've got a udev rule that triggers a shell script that copies photos off my CF card when I insert the card into my USB card reader. This worked fine for a while. But after a recent upgrade it has ...
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IPCop v2.0.3 Install via USB
I have a SFF (Small Form Factor) PC that I am attempting to install IPCop v2.0.3 onto for use as a firewall in my home network. As it is SFF (Mini-ITX) it did not come with a disk drive and I do not ...
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USB 3G Modem for embedded linux
I am fairly new to linux world, I have to develop an application on embedded linux which sends data over internet. I have to choose a USB 3G modem with a SIM card holder. I would appreciate if anyone ...
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Swap alt and windows key except when using an external keyboard
On my laptop the Alt and Windows keys are in the opposite positions that I'd prefer them in. Swapping them is fairly easy. However, my external (USB) keyboard has the Alt and Windows keys in the order ...
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GRUB “file not found” on Multisystem (Multiboot USB)
I am using Multisystem to create a multiboot USB, but I get "error: file not found" and went into grub rescue prompt. How can I fix this? I think it might be because when I boot from USB the hard ...
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Launching Gentoo from external hard drive
I have an external hard drive (Transcend TS500GSJ25M - not sure M1, M2 or M3, but guess it's M1) and I'd like to install Gentoo on it. It's pretty easy, using genkernel, though it compile a lot of ...
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Is there any “non live” distribution of Linux that can be run from a USB drive, AND allow access to files from Windows?
I tried installing a "pen drive" version of Ubuntu from PenDriveLinux.com, but since it was a modified version of Live Ubuntu (i.e. that usually runs from a CD), it had some kind of custom ...
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Bluetooth pairing hangs up the system in debian
Whenever I try to pair bluetooth in debian using bluetooth-agent command, the system hangs up and I am unable to do anything with it. When I ask for access from my remote laptop it gives the message ...
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How to power off USB stick or MMC card under linux?
Usually I just unmount the usb stick or mmc before unplugging it but I'd prefer to turn the power off before doing so. I think Windows does this, so the hardware should allow for turning off the power ...
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Which driver for USB enclosure should I install?
I'd like to connect my old harddrive to my laptop via USB enclosure. I connected it but it only produced strange sounds, so I thought that the enclosure is corrupted.
I connected the enclosure to ...
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mtp-detect doesn't detect my Sony Ericsson phone
I used to have a Samsung Galaxy Fit that worked out of the box with Banshee.
I recently bought a new Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, I tried to sync it using Banshee, but it doesn't show up.
It does ...
