1. Grsynch errors (Jerry Lapham)

[Jerry Lapham]

On Monday, April 18, 2011 09:06:53 am Brian Wootton wrote:

> On 18/04/11 13:00, kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> > I have a 160GB USB drive called SEA_DISK for backups using Grsynch.  The
> > last week or two I've been getting the following errors - I think - on
> > every file needing to be changed:
> > 
> > rsync: mkstemp "/media/SEA_DISK/dataDocs2/nle/MW26/.wALK 26.xls.1uKVFl"
> > failed: Read-only file system (30)
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors)
> > (code 23) at main.c(1060) [sender=3.0.7]
> > Rsync process exit status: 23
> > 
> > After running Grsynch I can't write to SEA_DISK using Dolphin until I
> > turn off the drive and turn it back on.
> > 
> > About the same I time, I think, Safely remove 'SEA_DISK' on the Dolphin
> > drop- down also quit working.
> > 
> > I'm running Kubuntu 10.10 but the same thing happened when I tried 10.04.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > 	-Jerry
> 
> for a start:
> on the command line type:
> mount     to get the device mount point for your SEA_DISK
> umount /dev/"SEA_DISK"
> fsck /dev/sdb1  (substitute whatever mount returned for your USB disc)
> this should put right any errors on the disk. you may have to put in
> some flags(man fsck) to get exactly what you want. This should tell you
> if you have a flaky drive or not. If you're happy with the disc then don't
> forget to 'mount /dev/whatever' . You may or may not need to 'sudo' this
> lot ,depends on whether it was mounted by root at boot up or automounter.
> brian

The disk seems to be OK.  I have no trouble copying files and folders to it 
after I turn it on.  But I can't write to it after having run grsync or rsync.  
They seem to be what's making it read-only.

	-Jerry
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Jerry Lapham
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