Time Machine failed to write a backup this morning on the iMac due to a disk problem it did not identify. That information could likely be gleaned from system logs.
The target disk is Firewire 800 coming into the iMac via a Thunderbolt/Firewire adapter.
My reaction was to disconnect the disk and connect it via native Firewire 800 to the laptop running Yosemite 10.10.2. Since that time, Time Machine has almost filled the disk in backing up the system for the laptop.
Therefore, I conclude the problem is in the adapter and not in the disk.
Note: there is no crisis. I had migrated all the primary content from the older disk to the new one and all that remained on the original was a pile of stolen Hollywood (mostly) movies. Another option is to connect it with USB 3.0 but I don't have a cable so that will be a test for another day.
(Ed: why didn't you use USB 3.0 from the outset?)
The disk drive is so old I had forgotten it was bilingual.
The reason for writing is this information may apply to the incessant crashes on the iMac with Yosemite 10.10.3. Time Machine has not been running since I brought it back up again until I tried the experiment last night. It did successfully backup the system once but not thereafter. Since there were no hard crashes, it's not likely this was the source of previous problems but it's another piece of information.
What I make of it is the Thunderbolt adapter is likely to burn. I'm betting it's 50/50 or better the drive will work if I use a different cable instead of continuing to wrestle with any types of adapters.
The target disk is Firewire 800 coming into the iMac via a Thunderbolt/Firewire adapter.
My reaction was to disconnect the disk and connect it via native Firewire 800 to the laptop running Yosemite 10.10.2. Since that time, Time Machine has almost filled the disk in backing up the system for the laptop.
Therefore, I conclude the problem is in the adapter and not in the disk.
Note: there is no crisis. I had migrated all the primary content from the older disk to the new one and all that remained on the original was a pile of stolen Hollywood (mostly) movies. Another option is to connect it with USB 3.0 but I don't have a cable so that will be a test for another day.
(Ed: why didn't you use USB 3.0 from the outset?)
The disk drive is so old I had forgotten it was bilingual.
The reason for writing is this information may apply to the incessant crashes on the iMac with Yosemite 10.10.3. Time Machine has not been running since I brought it back up again until I tried the experiment last night. It did successfully backup the system once but not thereafter. Since there were no hard crashes, it's not likely this was the source of previous problems but it's another piece of information.
What I make of it is the Thunderbolt adapter is likely to burn. I'm betting it's 50/50 or better the drive will work if I use a different cable instead of continuing to wrestle with any types of adapters.
No comments:
Post a Comment