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Timeline for Arduino disconnecting at upload

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Mar 6, 2014 at 20:28 comment added user480 exactly. that's why I said I want to be prepared in case this ever happens again
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:27 comment added jippie @FadiHannaAL-Kass isn't it more effective to figure out why things go wrong and subsequently fix them, rather than reinstalling your PC every time something happens that you don't understand (yet)?
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:25 comment added user480 It most likely will, as I have performe the exact same process on a different Linux distro on the same machine, and everything worked fine
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:24 comment added jippie @FadiHannaAL-Kass Reinstalling Linux is not going to solve your issue. In the Windows world people reboot their system, reinstall their machine. In the Unix/Linux world, we figure out why things happen and fix them.
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:23 comment added user480 I might be able to get away with Installing a new Linux version, but I want to be prepared in case this happens ever again
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:23 comment added user480 I have already used ls -al to make sure the device exists. I also unplugged the board and ran the command again to make sure I am looking for the right device. The Arduino IDE is pointing to the right port as well. When I upload and get the error message, the Tools --> Serial Port menu gets disables, so that's another way to know the device has been disconnected while uploading. lsofand fuser, however, don't list a PID, so now I also know no other application is interrupting the upload process!
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:19 comment added jippie @FadiHannaAL-Kass For example, I have a daemon running on my PC that queries my Arduino only every so many seconds. If I am attempting to program that Arduino, and the query comes along, then the program cycle fails. Maybe some serial monitoring program is running?
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Mar 6, 2014 at 20:09 comment added jippie @FadiHannaAL-Kass Good question. Did fuser or lsof list a PID? Maybe there is something else going on.
Mar 6, 2014 at 20:04 comment added user480 If another application is using the device, how come I can still upload to the board from ino?
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