Broken USB Port 3.0

[perknh]

Hello Peppermint. 

Yesterday the 3.0 port on my 5 year old Toshiba Satellite died.  Since I do use every port on this laptop computer (It looks much like this), I'm now gathering ideas as to how address this issue.

Any suggestions as for how to add another port on this aging desktop replacement computer?  I don't want to bring it to a local computer repair shop if I don't absolutely have to.

Thank you,

perknh

[PCNetSpec]

Which model of Satellite ?

Has it got a PCMCIA Express slot ?


If not, I'm sure the Chinese will sell you a USB 2.0 --> USB 3.0 adapter

[perknh]

Has it got a PCMCIA Express slot ?
-- PCNetSpec

Thanks, PCNetSpec.  Heck if I know.  But if a picture is worth a thousand words, here is what it looks like.  But you got to click onto the picture 6 times to see what I'm looking at here.  Sorry.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-C70D-A-17-3-Laptop-i3-3120M-2-50GHz-750GB-HDD-8GB-Ram-DVD-RW/153525516897?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908103841%26meid%3Da4c75560fc9143d681c6d05eb5bbd8cd%26pid%3D100227%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D153525516897%26itm%3D153525516897&_trksid=p2054502.c100227.m3827

Which model of Satellite ?

Satellite C70-A


And, just in case, here's its inxi -Fz too!

Spoiler (click here to view / hide)

perknh@peppermint ~ $ inxi -Fz
System:    Host: peppermint Kernel: 4.18.0-25-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: N/A
           Distro: Peppermint Ten
Machine:   Device: laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C70-A v: PSCE2U-03E00S serial: N/A
           Mobo: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1 model: Type2 - Board Product Name1 v: Type2 - Board Version serial: N/A
           UEFI [Legacy]: Insyde v: 1.30 date: 04/18/2014
Battery    hidpp__1: charge: N/A condition: NA/NA Wh
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium 2020M (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2400 MHz 1: 1197 MHz 2: 1197 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.20.1 )
           drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1600x900@60.01hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile
           version: 4.2 Mesa 18.2.8
Audio:     Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Def. Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.18.0-25-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8188ee
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet driver: alx
           IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 360.1GB (5.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: PNY_CS1311_240GB size: 240.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: 2105 size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 110G used: 19G (18%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 169 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 676.6/5854.9MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56
perknh@peppermint ~ $

[close]

If not, I'm sure the Chinese will sell you a USB 2.0 --> USB 3.0 adapter

-- PCNetSpec

Good one!!  I'll only believe it if and when I see a blue piece of plastic inside! 


Off topic:

Installed Peppermint 10 onto an HP Stream tonight.  Firefox's default search engine was Google.  I didn't see Peppermint DDG anywhere.  I added it though through perknhs-personal-startpage.  Thought you should know.  Might be a one-off install, who knows?  Chromium, incidentally, has no such issue.

[murraymint]

Installed Peppermint 10 onto an HP Stream tonight.  Firefox's default search engine was Google.  I didn't see Peppermint DDG anywhere.  I added it though through perknhs-personal-startpage.  Thought you should know.  Might be a one-off install, who knows?

Now that you mention it, I did an install today with the same result.

[PCNetSpec]

Installed Peppermint 10 onto an HP Stream tonight.  Firefox's default search engine was Google.  I didn't see Peppermint DDG anywhere.  I added it though through perknhs-personal-startpage.  Thought you should know.  Might be a one-off install, who knows?  Chromium, incidentally, has no such issue.

Okay I'm gonna need to look into that then .. thanks for the heads up.

[EDIT]

Sorry perknh, that doesn't have an expresscard slot, so I can't think of any way of easily adding USB 3

[perknh]

Sorry perknh, that doesn't have an expresscard slot, so I can't think of any way of easily adding USB 3

That's okay, I don't need a USB 3.  All I need is another USB port. Is there something I can buy to insert into the one working USB 2 port I have on that side of the computer that would give me two working USB 2 ports -- something like what you can do from a wall jack in your house?  See I normally use a mouse and a fan on that side of the computer, and now I have no working fan.  I don't care if something hangs out of the side of the computer because this computer never travels anywhere anyhow.

[murraymint]

Yes, it's called a USB hub. You usually get at least four ports by plugging it into one.

[perknh]

Yes, it's called a USB hub. You usually get at least four ports by plugging it into one.

That's what I need then.  Thanks, murraymint.

[perknh]

We're talking about something like this, aren't we, murraymint?

I think that's what I'm looking for.

[PCNetSpec]

Yes that is an unpowered USB hub, but they don't have to look that horrible pernkh.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/7-Port-Aluminum-USB-3-0-Hub-5V-2A-Power-Adapter-for-PC-Laptop-Notebook-Desktop/132225990464
there are thousands to choose from. (just search amazon/ebay for "usb 3.0 hub" or similar).

But depending on what you are planning on connecting to it, you may or may not  want a powered hub. (?)

Question .. is the USB port that's left USB 2 or USB 3 ?

[VinDSL]

Swank: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Insten-7-Port-USB-Hub-with-ON-OFF-Switch-Adapter-LED-Light/28881656

How do they make a profit, selling these things for 5 bucks???

[PCNetSpec]

Ahh, but mine looks like it's made for Apple users, so obviously it's worth more right ?

(but you do also get the 2A power brick in case you wanna add anything that draws more power than the USB port can supply)

[perknh]

Question .. is the USB port that's left USB 2 or USB 3 ?

It's a USB 2.

[murraymint]

Swank: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Insten-7-Port-USB-Hub-with-ON-OFF-Switch-Adapter-LED-Light/28881656

How do they make a profit, selling these things for 5 bucks???

I've got one of those. It's quite handy supposing you never need it.

[perknh]

Swank: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Insten-7-Port-USB-Hub-with-ON-OFF-Switch-Adapter-LED-Light/28881656

How do they make a profit, selling these things for 5 bucks???

I've got one of those. It's quite handy supposing you never need it.

4 stars, 5 bucks -- that's amazing!