# Detected usb devices

sudo lsusb -v
# or
dmesg | grep USB
# or, check the blockdevices and the file systems that are assigned to those blo
ck devices.
lsblk
#What kind of device is sdb?
sudo lshw
# Check the filesystem type
sudo fdisk -l
# Mount
sudo mkdir /media/usbstick
sudo mount /media/usbstick
# or
sudo mount -t vfat /media/usbstick
# Did it work?
lsblk
# ************* ADDITIONAL COMMANDS ***************
# Check if USB support is included in kernel. You can also verify this with foll
owing command:
lspci -v | grep HCI
# Load USB modules/driver. If you cannot see your external USB drive in above dm
esg output
# then try to load usb-uhci and usb-ohci modules (driver):
modprobe usb-uhci
modprobe usb-ohci
modprobe usb-storage
# Now again run dmesg:
dmesg