USB flash memory not detected

i have a problem in detecting usb flash memory. i used this command

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0951:1666 Kingston Technology DataTraveler 100 G3/G4/SE9 G2
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 048d:c100 Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:2113 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0000:0538
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

what should i do ?

1 Answer

Your flash drive is mounted to /mnt, that's why you don't see it as a separate "disk".

Run

sudo umount /mnt
sudo mkdir /media/usb_drive
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb_drive

But you can run the first command only, unplug the device and plug it again to let it automount.