Bunch of problems after migrating to SSD

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I’ve been running my Home Assistant on an SD-card in a Raspberry Pi 3b+. Despite all warnings, the SD-card has been rock solid. I’ve had very few issues at all with my HA these past two years.

But, disk space was becoming an issue, so I recently migrated to an SSD. And it’s just been trouble ever since.

  • my kingston 120 gb ssd only gets recognized by the Pi sometimes. The Pi 4 apparently has issues with the jmicron chipset that I use, but since I’m using a Pi 3b+ and my ssd is sometimes recognized, I don’t think that’s it.
  • I’m using influxdb, but the database is not part of the HA-backup and I can’t find a way to move my old database. So it’s looking like I have to start over with my data.
  • This morning, HA started a sudden increase in CPU usage and memory usage. Settings wouldn’t load, so couldn’t stop add-ons or reboot system. I took the power instead.

Where do I start to fix this? :o

So, questions:

  • could the ssd issue be a loose connection somewhere? My windows and mac seems to have no problem detecting the ssd (when formatted), but maybe it’s the Pi?
  • Is there a beginners way of moving an influxdb database to a new system? If not, how do I setup my database so copying/moving at later date is actually possible?

Not going to lie, I am a little tempted to just go back to the SD-card.

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I am thinking of migrating to SSD with my rpi4 just because a handful are doing it and loving it. After reading your post, I may just hold out since my rpi with sd card is doing ok. I want to migrate for the speed.

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well, I have at least noticed HA to be a little more speedy when it’s been able to use the SSD :slight_smile:

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Oh, I bet that it is. I had one once and it regularly reset itself, dropping off of linux.
I suggest to only use ASMedia as a usb-sata controller on RPI. Never had any issue since.

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Thankfully a new usb-sata controller + enclosure isn’t too expensive, so I’ll put one in the cart next time I’m shopping :slight_smile:

Do you know if some brands always use ASMedia? Because controller-maker doesn’t seem to be a thing that’s listed in my normal online shops.
I can always email the shops, so no big problem there.

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IIRC from my research, no. Some brands use one or the other depending on the model, and even on the revision.

I use that one: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B011M8YACM
With 0.0 issues (on a RPI4)