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Re: Re: [trinity-users] Unable to mount this device error when using usb stick but not always

From: Kate Draven <borglabs4@...>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 08:26:47 -0500
> On Tuesday 04 December 2018 08:01:22 pm Kate Draven wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 04 December 2018 07:26:54 pm Kate Draven wrote:
> > > > Out of the blue I started getting this error msg.
> > > > Using PCLOS 64bit
> > > >
> > > > Unable to mount this device.
> > > > Potential reasons include:
> > > > Improper device and/or user privilege level
> > > > Corrupt data on storage device
> > > > Technical details:
> > > > org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error mounting /dev/sdk1
> > > > at /media/Lexar: Command-line
> > > > `mount -t "vfat" -o
> > >
> > > "uhelper=3Dudisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=3D0,gid=3D0,shortname=3Dmixed,utf8=
> =3D1,showexec
> > >,f
> > >
> > > >lush,noatime,shortname=3Dlower" "/dev/sdk1" "/media/Lexar"' exited with
> > > > non-zero exit status 32: mount: /mnt/Lexar: /dev/sdk1 already mounted
> > > > or mount point busy.
> > > >
> > > > It's random and sometimes suddenly goes away.
> > > > I've tried it with a variety of USB sticks.
> > >
> > > I've had "mount point busy" come from both an open shell and a file
> > > manager that's sitting on the mount point before.  It can also block us=
> er
> >
> > un-mounting
> >
> > > as well (although I think root umount force un-mounts?).
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > To my knowledge there is nothing at that mount point.
> > I can connect 5 usb sticks and they will all give the same error.
> 
> 5 different sticks are almost guaranteed to have different mount points, so=
> =20
> having an open shell sitting at /mnt/Lexar/mystuff wouldn=E2=80=99t whack t=
> he other=20
> 4.  :(
> 
> Do you have access to another comp to test one of the sticks, so you have=20
> a =E2=80=98known good?=E2=80=99  You could then try re-installing whatever =
> provides UDisks2. =20
> After that file a bug with PCLOS so they can file an upstream bug.
> 
> Best,
> Michael
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael

My thinking exactly.

I do have several computers in me wee lab. The sticks are all fine, mount and 
umount on all other computers, including another pclos 64 with the same 
kernels. At first I thought it was a kernel bug, wrong. 

I can only guess I'm installing something that messes it up. 

I reinstalled the OS into the test computer and incrementally installing 
packages until I find the culprit. 

I've noticed some odd behavior with some trinity packages such as 
trinity-tdeio-umountwrapper, it removes the "safely remove" from all menus 
related to removable drives.

I think I'm installing an incompatible packages. I've done it before. Honestly 
I'm my own worst enemy.

Thanks for the UDisks2 tip. I'll check into that.

Kate