does it unmount properly every time on reboot ?

On 3/19/2018 3:43 PM, Troy Weber wrote:
> I will try that. I read up on *noatime*.
>
>  *noatime*
>               Do not update inode access times on this filesystem  (e.g.,  for
>               faster  access on the news spool to speed up news servers). This
>               works  for  all  inode  types  (directories  too),  so   implies
>               nodiratime.
>
> If this works, I'll be curious why. I guess I don't know enough about
> inodes just yet to understand why this might be a solution.
>
> On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 3:05:22 PM UTC-7, RobertCNelson wrote:
>
>     On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Troy Weber <troyw...@gmail.com
>     <javascript:>> wrote:
>     > Hello!
>     >
>     > I have an application running on the Beaglebone Black. It runs
>     from the eMMC
>     > because we need to mount a blank SD card and occasionally store
>     data or
>     > video on the external SD card. Here are some details to jog ideas:
>     >
>     > using a Bealgebone black
>     > connected to a powered hub and running 2 led strips and 1 camera
>     > made a custom cape/shield that allows us to interface with
>     >
>     > an RGB button
>     > a 16x2 char lcd
>     > an optically isolated relay module
>     >
>     > the relay module runs a solenoid circuit (in which I'm currently
>     debugging
>     > the need for a flyback diode)
>     > the SD card is mounted using /etc/fstab with the line
>     /dev/mmcblk0p1
>     > /media/sd auto auto,nofail,user,dmask=022,fmask=111 0 0
>     > SD cards are inexpensive and found here:
>     >
>     
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WUCNGVQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>     
> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WUCNGVQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>
>     >
>     > My application is writing files to the SD card only on certain
>     occasions
>     > during which the Beaglebone will not be hard-rebooted. However,
>     it will be
>     > hard-rebooted (and the application started by systemd on next
>     boot) as a
>     > means of shutting it down.
>     >
>     > The problem is that I've recently began to discover issues with
>     the blank SD
>     > card on next boot after a hard reboot. For a short time I can
>     touch and
>     > write vim files on the card just fine. Once I start up the
>     node.js program,
>     > part way through it complains about the SD card being read-only.
>     From then
>     > on I cannot touch or vim files anymore. So I reformat the card
>     and copy the
>     > configuration files back on. I've noticed that one of my
>     configuration files
>     > is chopped short.
>     >
>     > Here are some things I've tried and intend to try:
>     >
>     > have tried
>     >
>     > removing the power to the hub which seemed to be back-powering
>     the BBB
>     > (still fails on reboot)
>     > stopping the program that writes files entirely (still fails on
>     reboot)
>     >
>     > intend to try
>     >
>     > writing the configuration files elsewhere (on the eMMC for example)
>     > better SD cards
>     >
>     > In the meantime, any ideas?
>
>     check the actual mount options, and if not enabled add "noatime"..
>
>     Regards,
>
>     -- 
>     Robert Nelson
>     https://rcn-ee.com/
>
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