From 90cd6cd9870e45da867c61d7488c33103222b353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Hylands Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:43:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add mention about using USB charger when resetting the filesystem. It seems the Mac will happily wipe out at least some of the data on a freshly reset filesytem, if the filesystem was reset while plugged into the Mac. --- docs/general.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/general.rst b/docs/general.rst index 34faa5c9bd..107bae69a7 100644 --- a/docs/general.rst +++ b/docs/general.rst @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ The modes are: filesystem to its factory state, then boots in safe mode. If your filesystem becomes corrupt, boot into mode 3 to fix it. +If resetting the filesystem while plugged into your compute doesn't work, +you can try doing the same procedure while the board is plugged into a USB +charger, or other USB power supply without data connection. Errors: flashing LEDs ---------------------