External Disk Intrusion

[Phil Dobbin]

On 08/01/2020 14:01, Liam Proven wrote:

> 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.
> 

I discovered that an old copy of Ubuntu Tweak that I had lying around
has an option to disable the automatic folder opening which was the
problem. So, job done.

Thanks for everybody's help & onward we go.

Cheers,

  Phil.

-- 
Man's unhappiness stems from his inability
to sit quietly in his room.
      Pascal

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