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[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

> I just did wipe ntfs but as I was trying to rsync ...
This is a pretty dense statement...
How did you 'wipe' ?
What did you in between 'wipe' and 'rsync'
ET 


Michael writes: 

> I just did wipe ntfs but as I was trying to rsync my drive again it just
> sat there. The drive didn't flash (indicating activity). 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 3:01 PM <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote: 
> 
>> Hmmmmmm...
>> I can't see the 'mount' in fstab, let me see the display of 'mount'
>> What I am trying to validate is that yor user has rights over that
>> filesystem.
>> ET 
>>
>> PS: I'd wipe out NTFS... 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Michael writes: 
>>
>> > bmike1 at MikesBeast:~$ cat /etc/fstab;ls -lnd ~
>> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>> > #
>> > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
>> > # device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
>> devices
>> > # that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
>> > #
>> > # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
>> > # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
>> > UUID=6298f990-6b80-4665-80ab-e83034a72ae5 /               ext4
>> > errors=remount-ro 0       1
>> > /swapfile                                 none            swap    sw
>> >       0       0
>> > /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0
>>  0
>> > drwxr-xr-x 24 1000 1000 4096 Jan 31 12:10 /home/bmike1
>> >
>> > I'm using it because I never reformat the drive after I bought it;
>> however,
>> > I didn't have problems for about nine months after I started using it.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 2:41 PM <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> mystery solved!
>> >> The source of all your maladies! -> NTFS
>> >>
>> >> Highly simplified explanation:
>> >> When rsync runs, it issues a bunch of commands against the filesystem
>> that
>> >> NTFS will be unable to honor.
>> >> That's where your errors are coming from.
>> >> Also, depending on how your 'automount' (/etc/fstab) is configured, you
>> >> will
>> >> have rights (or not) to write to that filesystem.
>> >> Pls show me the output of:
>> >> cat /etc/fstab;ls -lnd ~   # Cut'n paste!
>> >> ET
>> >>
>> >> PS: *WHY* in the *WORLD* are you using NTFS?
>> >> Uhg...   :(
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Michael writes:
>> >>
>> >> > Its been running for about four minutes now and the drive is just
>> >> flashing.
>> >> > This is what I ran:
>> >> > bmike1 at MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
>> >> > [sudo] password for bmike1:
>> >> > Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened.
>> >> > The volume may be already mounted, or another software may use it
>> which
>> >> > could be identified for example by the help of the 'fuser' command.
>> >> > <then I realized it was automounted>
>> >> > bmike1 at MikesBeast:~$ sudo umount /dev/sdc1
>> >> > bmike1 at MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
>> >> > bmike1 at MikesBeast:~$ find /mnt/test -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null
>> \;
>> >> >
>> >> > Is this correct?
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:41 PM <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
>> >> >> Do:
>> >> >> mount /dev/<my-dieing-hardrive> /some/where
>> >> >> find /some/where/ -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null \;
>> >> >> dmesg|grep '/dev/<my-dieing-hardrive>'
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You'll find a bunch of errors to validate your hunch or you'll fine
>> none
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> rule it out.
>> >> >> ET
>> >> >>
>> >> >> PS: I didn't 'sticking up for you'.
>> >> >> I want to have you around so I can harass you at will!   ;-)
>> >> >> You are a good man Mike, and you have my appreciation and utmost
>> >> respect.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Michael writes:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:19 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen at icloud.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> No problem. Btw, did you ever figure out that latest little issue
>> (I
>> >> >> think
>> >> >> >> it was with rsync)?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> -Eric
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> ET and Eric.... thanks for sticking up for me.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 7:10 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen at icloud.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>> No. He is definitely not a troll and like me, he has some
>> challenges
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> >>> can get in the way of properly dealing with the world. So, yeah,
>> his
>> >> >> brain
>> >> >> >>> is wired differently. SO what! So is min, incidentally. On top of
>> >> >> having to
>> >> >> >>> deal with the lifelong effects of a traumatic brain injury
>> (courtesy
>> >> >> of a
>> >> >> >>> hit and run driver in 1989), I am also totally blind. Does this
>> make
>> >> >> me any
>> >> >> >>> less a person? Hell no! Does it mean I might require extra help
>> from
>> >> >> time
>> >> >> >>> to time? You betcha!
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> So, before you go applying that label, please consider the mind
>> >> behind
>> >> >> >>> the post before making that judgement.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> -Eric
>> >> >> >>> From the central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Special
>> Services
>> >> and
>> >> >> >>> activities Dept.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> > On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:55 AM, kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:
>> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >>> > No Alexander, Michael is not trolling.
>> >> >> >>> > I know Michael personally and he is a great guy.
>> >> >> >>> > He faces some challenges that most of us don't even know exist,
>> >> and
>> >> >> he
>> >> >> >>> overcomes most of them remarkably.
>> >> >> >>> > I will not extend about the challenges he faces, but I will
>> >> indicate
>> >> >> >>> that he deserves the patience, the help and the respect.
>> >> >> >>> > Not all hackers are created equally...   :)
>> >> >> >>> > Best!
>> >> >> >>> > Enrique A. Troconis
>> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >>> > Snyder, Alexander J writes:
>> >> >> >>> >> I often wonder if the vague emails from "Michael" are just
>> >> trolling
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> >>> >> Plug Distro... testing our patience and willingness to help!
>> "I
>> >> >> can't
>> >> >> >>> log in" ....
>> >> >> >>> >> "How do I print" ... Thanks,
>> >> >> >>> >> Alexander. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
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