External Disk Intrusion

[Liam Proven]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 13:43, Phil Dobbin <bukowskiscat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> parted reported it was a SCSI device: it's a USB HDD.

I thought it might be. That is what, in my attemptedly-humorous way, I
was trying to establish.

The thing is that actual SCSI cabling faults are very hard to
diagnose. We used to have internet jokes about them and the need for
sacrificial goats or chickens, but of particular colours for different
cable types, pentagram drawn in blood, holy candles, etc.

And the answer was that it was always a termination problem anyway.

But with USB it's easier -- and cheaper -- to troubleshoot.

Things to try before you start disabling major system functionality
like automount:

 • Is the device bus-powered? If so, try it on its own PSU.
 • Try a different USB cable.
 • Try a different USB port.
 • Try connecting it via a powered hub, not directly.

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