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Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive

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Why did the kernel automatically mount the stick ?

Usually mounts have to be made manually for this port.
On 26 Oct 2020 15:24, "David Wright" <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon 26 Oct 2020 at 13:56:36 (+0000), Curt wrote:
> > On 2020-10-26, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > When you say 'just before', are you talking milliseconds or minutes?
> > >
> > > USB 'plugs' are appalling, and I've known sticks to be unrecognised,
> but
> > > found after wiggling the device slightly.
> > >
> >
> > I have a USB port like that; it's fickle. But I only actually realized
> > or pinpointed it was the port being fickle (to interpret a certain
> > semeiology I won't go into here) because David Wright mentioned the
> > phenomenon in this forum not long ago.
>
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/08/msg00506.html
>
> With caddies, I'd add that things aren't improving at the other end of
> the cable. My USB2 caddies have a small connector (I think they're
> Mini B) on a 6ft flexible cable at the caddy end. If you hold the
> cable a foot away from the caddy and move it side to side, the
> miniplug is stable as a rock.
>
> With the newer caddies, their connectors (3.0 Micro B, I believe)
> are on a shorter, stiffer cable. Move the cable in the same way,
> and the connector rocks from side to side, eventually generating
> errors (or falling out).
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>

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Problem unplugging a USB drive Mick Ab <recoverymail123890@gmail.com> - 2020-10-26 13:10 +0100
  Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-10-26 13:20 +0100
    Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2020-10-26 15:20 +0100
      Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-10-26 16:30 +0100
        Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive Mick Ab <recoverymail123890@gmail.com> - 2020-10-26 18:10 +0100
          Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-10-26 21:20 +0100
          Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-10-26 21:50 +0100
            Re: Problem unplugging a USB drive Mick Ab <recoverymail123890@gmail.com> - 2020-10-26 22:00 +0100

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