I got a new 16GB memory stick and plugged it in. The OS (Kubuntu) didn't recognise it as a new device and lsusb returns no new device connected.
Dmesg, however, recognises that something has been plugged in:
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[30166.817429] usb 3-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[30166.951181] usb 3-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[30166.970830] scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[30166.975425] usb-storage: device found at 12
[30166.975432] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[30171.972199] usb-storage: device scan complete
[30171.973082] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access USB2.0 Flsah Disk 2.20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[30171.988388] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] 33075200 512-byte hardware sectors (16935 MB)
[30171.989114] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Write Protect is off
[30171.989121] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08
[30171.989126] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Assuming drive cache: write through
[30171.992045] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] 33075200 512-byte hardware sectors (16935 MB)
[30171.992882] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Write Protect is off
[30171.992889] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08
[30171.992893] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Assuming drive cache: write through
[30171.992901] sdg: unknown partition table
[30171.995443] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Attached SCSI removable disk
[30171.995505] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
I'm not sure why it recognises it as a SCSI disk...
This same thing happens on both PCs here so I'm almost sure it's a dud; just wondering if anyone has anything else to add. I'll test it on a Windows machine on Monday before binning it and making a resolution not to buy off eBay from Hong Kong again.