X@Y:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.31.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.

fdisk: cannot open /dev/sdb: No medium found

X@Y:~$ sudo dd if=/dev/sdb of=/tmp/xxx bs=512 count=1
dd: failed to open '/dev/sdb': No medium found

X@Y:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb unit s print
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? t
parted: invalid token: t
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? r
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? c

X@Y:~$ sudo fdisk -l

blah blah blah...

Disk /dev/sdb: 59,6 GiB, 63963136000 bytes, 124928000 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes