The device shows up using lsblk
I am sure that the stick is not broken. It can be opened easily on Windows and Mac computers.
Care to share the output of sudo lsblk --fs between ``` ?
First ensure the filesystem is not damaged - use a Windows computer for that check.
Secondly ensure the stick is safely unmounted from the Windows check - use the safe eject function in the Windows File Manager.
Then try mounting it manually to the temporary mount point - replace Xy with your device/partition. e.g. sdy1
sudo mount /dev/sdXy /mnt
Check for any error messages - and if none check the content by listing the files on the mountpoint
ls /mntI got a hunch the OP thinks it isn’t mounted because he does not see it appear automatically in Dolphin when he plugs his USB-Stick in…
The output of sudo lsblk --fs is :
NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINT
sda
├─sda1
│ vfat FAT32 657E-6E6E 299,1M 0% /boot/efi
├─sda2
│ ext4 1.0 4537e9d9-4f66-45fa-8a38-a7b00b21a69b 180,5G 9% /
└─sda3
swap 1 127b444d-2607-4635-8eff-58683e511be9 [SWAP]
sdb
└─sdb1
ntfs HDD0 0C02651F02650F50
sdc
├─sdc1
│ ntfs Wiederherstellung
│ 5CDAC7DFDAC7B414
├─sdc2
│ vfat FAT32 74CA-23B4
├─sdc3
│
├─sdc4
│ ntfs 5490CD3190CD19FE
└─sdc5
ntfs C606E4E706E4DA07
sdd
└─sdd1
exfat 1.0 MARIO 164D-C59B
sr0
As I mentioned earlier, the device is not defective. I can use it normally on Windows, Mac and my laptop with openSUSE Tumbleweed.
This is the USB-Stick i suppose?
That’s not the case. When I try to mount the device via Dolphin’s mount dialog, I get an error that the mount has failed.
Exactly, thats the device.
Could you try systemd-mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/USB-Stick and tell us of any errors?
To see related messages: systemctl status /mnt/USB-Stick
It fails with the following error: Job failed. See “journalctl -xe” for details.
The result of systemctl status /mnt/USB-Stick is:
● mnt-USB\x2dStick.mount - /mnt/USB-Stick
Loaded: loaded (/run/systemd/transient/mnt-USB\x2dStick.mount; transient)
Transient: yes
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2020-10-25 12:16:19 CET; 6min ago
Where: /mnt/USB-Stick
What: /dev/sdd1
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro systemd[1]: Mounting /mnt/USB-Stick...
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro mount[6799]: FUSE exfat 1.3.0
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro mount[6799]: ERROR: 'user@domain.ovpn' is empty but start cluster is 0x461.
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro mount[6799]: ERROR: 'user@domain.ovpn' is empty but marked as contiguous (0x20).
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro mount.exfat[6799]: 'user@domain.ovpn' is empty but start cluster is 0x461
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro systemd[1]: mnt-USB\x2dStick.mount: Mount process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro mount.exfat[6799]: 'user@domain.ovpn' is empty but marked as contiguous (0x20)
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro systemd[1]: mnt-USB\x2dStick.mount: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Okt 25 12:16:19 mario-manjaro systemd[1]: Failed to mount /mnt/USB-Stick.
As you can see in those messages, your USB-Stick is not NTFS formated…
I personally have no experience with exfat…
You can now systemd-umount /mnt/USB-Stick to clean the mount attempt from systemd.
Maybe others can help further with exfat.
Thanks for your help, that’s a bit surprising. I can’t remember formatting the stick with exFat.
At least now I can look for the right solution.
If you specify the wrong file system in a systemd mount unit - it will fail.
And if sdd1 is your usb stick you will have change the mount unit or fstab to use the correct filesystem - exfat.
Since when is a USB-Stick configured statically in fstab at all?
The systemd-mount command i gave does “auto-probe”
I have used static mount points when scripts targeting removable devices and the devices was required at specific mount point.
So yes it is a viable method in fstab - but now I find systemd more viable for such tasks.
If you are sure you formatted the stick with nfts and Linux sees the stick as exfat - then it is most likely the filesystem is damaged.
I would - If it is readable in Windows - salvage what can be salvaged and then partition/format the stick.
I’m trying this one.
It looks like that might have been the case. I have access to the stick in Windows, the data is safe and I can format the stick. Now it can also be mounted on Manjaro.
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