Ah here we go:

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[ 1045.916685] usb 7-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 1047.038601] usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[ 1047.143347] usb 4-6: configuration #85 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1047.197593] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 1047.211886] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 1047.212115] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 1047.212256] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 1047.212259] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 1047.212506] usb-storage: device found at 5
[ 1047.212508] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 1050.947560] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 1050.948304] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Company  PMP Platform OPN      PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1050.950231] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 2016384 4096-byte hardware sectors (8259 MB)
[ 1050.950856] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1050.950864] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1050.950869] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1050.953122] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 2016384 4096-byte hardware sectors (8259 MB)
[ 1050.954779] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1050.954786] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1050.954790] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1050.954800]  sdb: unknown partition table
[ 1050.958686] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1050.958765] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
And then when I remove it:

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[ 1065.489210] usb 4-6: USB disconnect, address 5
[ 1101.949964] usb 7-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 1103.134292] usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[ 1103.227148] usb 4-6: configuration #85 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1103.230720] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 1103.232257] usb-storage: device found at 7
[ 1103.232263] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 1107.096822] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 1107.097372] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Company  PMP Platform OPN      PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1107.099070] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 2016384 4096-byte hardware sectors (8259 MB)
[ 1107.099699] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1107.099705] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1107.099710] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1107.102560] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 2016384 4096-byte hardware sectors (8259 MB)
[ 1107.103916] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1107.103923] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1107.103928] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1107.103935]  sdb: unknown partition table
[ 1107.109041] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1107.109125] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1176.430920] usb 4-6: USB disconnect, address 7
Finally, some sign that it found itself.

What's kind of weird is that NOW I'm seeing something under var/log/messages too. Didn't before. I still don't see anything when running lsusb.

I know it's formatted, because it came with stuff already on it. If I remember correctly, on my windows laptop, it said something about PMP and OPN or somesuch for the device name. I can re-check later. It might actually be a dos filesystem. I wonder if the system update I *just* downloaded might have fixed something.

In any case, it's still not detecting, but now my box is at least showing a sign of life when I plug it in.