On Saturday 09 May 2020 17:37:52 Felmon Davis wrote:

> On Sat, 9 May 2020, Mike Bird wrote:
> > On Sat May 9 2020 14:11:11 Felmon Davis wrote:
> >> you are speaking to the file system frailty, right?
> >>
> >> I'm still wondering if there's a way to fix the tdeinit/dcopserver
> >> problem (without reinstalling everything).
> >
> > There's a broken file system but we have no idea
> > what is broken.
> >

Are you perchance running that SSD on a usb adapter?  I've found the 
startech version the only one that Just Works.

> > I guess instead of reinstalling everything you could
> > run debsums first to see if anything is broken.
> >
> > --Mike
>
> the file system is working now but it's fragile in the sense that I
> now get the ready-only problem, say every few days.
>
> if I can help it, I don't want to reinstall at the moment. and I don't
> have a current enough system-backup. not to mention I'm thinking it
> may be time for a new SSD.
>
> but I'll reinstall if I can't find a more surgical fix.
>
> f.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>