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Re: red SATA cable corruption (was: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete)

From	Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: red SATA cable corruption (was: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete)
Date	2018-09-12 03:40 +0200
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Gene Heskett composed on 2018-09-11 21:21 (UTC-0400):

> Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:

>> I would first identify the *cause* and replace all unreliable hardware
>> before bothering to restore from backup. If you have noticed some
>> corruption, you likely also have some unnoticed corruption. Continuing
>> to use unreliable hardware wastes your time and endangers your data.

> I will 2nd and 3rd Bens advice. Bad cables have been the huge majority of 
> such nefarious goings on. Particularly if they are bright red and 4+ 
> years old, put a tail on the log, and prod the cable gently with a 
> wooden pencil.  If the log blows up, bad cable, replace it with any 
> color but red. Preferably a month ago...

IMO, red because it's red is less likely than red because red was the dominant
color of SATA1 cables, not designed for SATA2 or SATA3 speeds newer hardware is
designed to use. IOW, if the cable is red, quite likely it is speed limited,
regardless whether the red dye is exposed to its conductors.
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Thread

File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 14:00 +0200
  Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-11 14:10 +0200
    Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-09-11 14:20 +0200
  Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-11 14:20 +0200
  File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-09-11 14:30 +0200
    Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 14:50 +0200
      Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-09-11 15:10 +0200
        Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-09-11 17:00 +0200
          Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2018-09-11 18:20 +0200
            Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-09-11 19:00 +0200
      Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-11 15:30 +0200
  Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2018-09-11 15:00 +0200
  Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-09-11 15:10 +0200
    Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-09-11 16:50 +0200
      Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 17:30 +0200
        Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-09-11 19:40 +0200
          Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 19:50 +0200
            Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 20:30 +0200
            Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2018-09-11 21:10 +0200
            Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-09-12 01:50 +0200
              Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-12 12:10 +0200
          Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-09-11 20:30 +0200
          Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-11 22:30 +0200
    Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-09-12 01:20 +0200
      Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-12 03:30 +0200
        Re: red SATA cable corruption (was: File with weird permissions,  impossible to delete) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-09-12 03:40 +0200
          Re: red SATA cable corruption (was: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-12 04:40 +0200
            Re: red SATA cable corruption Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-09-12 05:10 +0200
              Re: red SATA cable corruption Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-12 08:10 +0200
                Re: red SATA cable corruption Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-09-12 13:40 +0200
                OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-09-14 20:40 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-14 22:00 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2018-09-18 21:20 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-18 22:00 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable  corruption) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-18 22:10 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2018-09-18 23:20 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable  corruption) Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2018-09-18 23:40 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable corruption) Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2018-09-19 00:20 +0200
                Re: OT high-power radio broadcasting (was Re: red SATA cable  corruption) Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-09-19 10:20 +0200
        Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2018-09-14 03:10 +0200
  Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-18 15:00 +0200
    Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-18 16:10 +0200
      Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-09-18 16:20 +0200
        Re: File with weird permissions, impossible to delete David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-18 17:30 +0200

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