Re: Encrypted flash drives
- To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Encrypted flash drives
- From: Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 16:41:47 +0900
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20170501074147.GA3307@kazuki.local>
- In-reply-to: <20170403130518.GA5563@tuxteam.de>
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On Mon, Apr 03, 2017 at 03:05:18PM +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
>
> > I'm still trying to find a way to make that ghost disk disappear. I am
> > fairly sure a reboot will sort it but solving the problem without
> > understanding it is something I only do when there is a good reason,
> > like some needed service is compromised or something. Not the case here.
>
> But if I were you, I'd see whether udisks is managing your DE's
> perception of "disks". See [1]. Do you have a binary called udiskctl?
>
> Another way to try to home in on the problem would be to just "reset"
> the DE's memory, e.g. by completely logging out and back in,
> without rebooting. Is the ghost gone? Then you'd know your DE is
> dreaming. Otherwise it's seeing "something out there".
>
Just had the first occasion to reboot this machine since this issue
occurred, and I can now report that a reboot solved it. Both thumb
drives working as expected after a reboot.
Mark
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