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fstab? At least they're ongrub. ๐Or the device (or its controller) has died.
Aren't these often being run from USB stick? Those dying iirc is a major cause of these errors
True. At least when they go off brand instead of SanDisk.
PS: this comment is not sponsored by SanDisk
I've had sandisk stuff break too.
Well, as the Japanese say, even a dog (SanDisk) will eventually come across the stick* (malfunction) if it goes out for a walk (normal use).
*here, "punishment", "calamity" or simply "something bad"
We Czechs say "The jug gets used to bring water over and over till the handle falls off." More obvious.
Am I right to assume, that even Czechs who are not chaotic neutral would say that? ๐คฃ
The proverb is older than me, it predates plumbing.
Or the device was stolen. ๐คฃ
Interesting though, that it goes on to check for a filesystem after(?) it has detected no device with that UUID.