Re: got a mdadm puzzler
On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 07:18:56AM -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> Greetings all;
>
> I just had a bad time rebooting with 2 combined problems.
>
> 1. A brand new acer wireless mouse was found of on powerups, but refused
> to move the pointer even in the bios, until that mouse was replaced with
> and older logiteh, and the cable leading to its rx dongle was plugged
> into a usb2 interface on the mobo. Its not found if plugged into a usb3
> port.
>
Probably best for any device with a USB dongle to be plugged in directly
to a socket rather than an extension cable. Range on a wireless mouse should be
maybe 20 feet.
>
> And why do I see the ata6 error on a reboot, but not on a full powerdown
> reboot?
>
Possibly because a full powerdown will flush cache and ensure writes to disk?
It's also worth checking logs and dmesg output to see what is shown.
> This is my first experience at software raid, so I am a new bee. My
> fingers are at your command.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett.
> --
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> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
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> - Louis D. Brandeis
>
With every good wish, as ever,
Andy Cater
>
>
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