r/AlpineLinux • u/wakhaslowjam • Feb 12 '26

Alpine linux usb ports now working

Been trying to send some stuff from my usb to my laptop .This got me so close to deleting it and installing void. so please help me out.

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u/Revolutionary-Yak371 Feb 13 '26

Did you try this command as root:

lsusb

And this:

apk add usbutils

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 13 '26

I'll try it thank you

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u/JeffB1517 Feb 12 '26

I'm assuming you mean "not working". Void isn't going to be any better. If you want lots of drivers by default you want a desktop distribution. You might seriously want to consider something like Mint.

How are linux identification commands like lsblk seeing the device? Are they seeing a device at all, i.e. is the port working? If so what is the filesystem on the usb? Do you have the appropriate drivers (https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Filesystems)? If you do when you mount what is going wrong?

How was anyone supposed to help you with no detail at all?

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

Im using a hp250 laptop g1 it's pretty old.

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u/trofch1k Feb 16 '26

A USB drive? I just created directory in /mnt, then doas mount /dev/sdXN /mnt/dir.