USB thumb drive stopped working

[Thomas Milne]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Thomas Milne
> <tbrucemilne-TcoXwbchSccMMYnvST3LeUB+6BGkLq7r at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> I last used the drive to plug into my PS3 with some videos to watch.
>> The next day I plugged it into my computer and nothing. I took it to
>> work tonight, and it works fine on my Ubuntu machine there.
>>
>> When I plug it into my computer at home, /var/log/messages shows this:
>>
>> Mar 17 00:32:24 node1 kernel: [301499.628077] usb 1-5: new high speed
>> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 66
>> Mar 17 00:32:25 node1 kernel: [301500.196030] usb 1-5: new high speed
>> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 67
>> Mar 17 00:32:25 node1 kernel: [301500.764025] usb 1-5: new high speed
>> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 68
>> Mar 17 00:32:26 node1 kernel: [301501.292026] usb 1-5: new high speed
>> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 69
>> Mar 17 00:32:27 node1 kernel: [301501.828028] usb 4-1: new full speed
>> USB device using uhci_hcd and address 23
>> Mar 17 00:32:57 node1 kernel: [301532.372026] usb 4-1: new full speed
>> USB device using uhci_hcd and address 24
>> Mar 17 00:33:28 node1 kernel: [301562.916022] usb 4-1: new full speed
>> USB device using uhci_hcd and address 25
>>
>> ...but nothing is mounted, and it cannot be seen even by gparted.
>>
>> What else can I check on here?
>>
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>
> Sounds like it can't initialize the device. GParted etc won't work
> because it can't even get to a point where it creates a device entry
> such as /dev/sdc etc
> My experience is that the device (or the port) may be hooped. Does it
> still work in the PS3 or another PC?
> --

Yup, works in my work PC and also the PS3.

Also, other USB devices work in my home PC, even though this one does not.

Weird.

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