

Tip: Once you determine which is the USB drive, remove it and run the same statement again to see if the drive actually disappeared from the list. The proper name (path) for this device would be “ /dev/sdb” (add “/dev/” in front of the device you found). This is the device we need – do not pick one of the partitions (sbd1, sdb2, etc).

Since I know that my USB Stick is a Lexar, you will see right that the main device is called “ sdb” (line 6 – highlighted). Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 May 25 08:08 usb-Lexar_USB_Flash_Drive_AAJHWTC45P2TPINQ- 0: 0-part2 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 May 25 08:08 usb-Lexar_USB_Flash_Drive_AAJHWTC45P2TPINQ- 0: 0-part1 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 May 25 08:08 usb-Lexar_USB_Flash_Drive_AAJHWTC45P2TPINQ- 0: 0 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 4 16: 57 ata-Ubuntu_13_32bit_- 0_SSD_ZASYTHJXX3YMXAFMGRSB-part5 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 4 16: 57 ata-Ubuntu_13_32bit_- 0_SSD_ZASYTHJXX3YMXAFMGRSB-part2 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 4 16: 57 ata-Ubuntu_13_32bit_- 0_SSD_ZASYTHJXX3YMXAFMGRSB-part1 - >. Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 4 16: 57 ata-Ubuntu_13_32bit_- 0_SSD_ZASYTHJXX3YMXAFMGRSB - >.
