Kubuntu Intrepid not recognizing USB devices

[Charlie Zender]

Hi,

My laptop does not notice
When I attach a USB device (cell phone) to it.
There is no "notification" message (asking, e.g.,
if I want to open the device).

How do I start this "notification" service?
In the meantime, how do I mount the device from the command line?
Nothing shows up in /media.

Any help appreciated,
Charlie
-- 
Charlie Zender, Department of Earth System Science
University of California, Irvine (949) 824-2987 :)