try connecting your phone to the port and see if you can transfer files
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update, just used a usb c to a adapter and tried a different port and it worked??!?! the port isnt damaged cause it draws power and it definitely is supposed to transfer data, any ideas?
Is it now on a usb 2.0 port? Sometimes, some device "don't like" usb 3.X
usb c 3.2 gen 2 to a usb a 3.2 gen 1
Does anything show up in dmesg output when you plug it in the original way?
i'll check, what should show up
Basically, anything. The most basic step is seeing if your computer knows the device has been plugged in. If you see anything new in dmesg it means there's a data connection going on and you can read the output and diagnose from there. If you don't see anything after plugging, it's probably a hardware issue with the port.
That's the thing ! It's not linux specific.
How it works :
USB 1 and 2 use a set of 4 pins. It can only use those 4pins to transmit data.
USB 3 uses 9 pins : the 4 original pins and 5 more pins. It is backwards compatible with USB 1 and 2 because it can only use those four pins instead of the full array.
USB-C, however, uses 24 pins (2*12 pins to be exact). However, what makes no sense, is when using a USB-A to USB-C cable it does work only in one direction : from USB-A to USB-C.
But rest assured, you are not alone onnthis issue. I've had it, even when I did not want to tranfer data but just power : it does not work, whether on Windows or Linux...