[DC LoCo] USB Issues

[Brian Curtis]

Hey all,

I was able to reboot today, and unlike previous reboots, the external drive
is mounted.

Does this still sound like the same issue?

~Brian

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 11:52 AM Paul Flint <flint at flint.com> wrote:

> Dear Brian,
>
> The sad fact is that the USB disk controllers are often made cheaply.
>
> I have had a similar problem.  The answer turned out to be a new USB disk
> controller.
>
> Something like this can be a great troubleshooting aid:
>
> http://cnc-specialty-store.com/maintenance-tools/usb-to-
> ide-usb-to-sata-hard-drive-backup-kit?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_
> pmoBRDu986bpISz5ZsBEiQANiuHDHo-v46T9itjsRYRcmkK8FACU2xY-
> EUcMgwLaTDCyowaArL38P8HAQ&zenid=ee7cde13df169040cb11717b3933eb1e
>
> I have two, but be warned, one is a bit flakey...
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2015, Brian Curtis wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:38:11 +0000
> > From: Brian Curtis <briancurtis.wx at gmail.com>
> > To: Dan Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-dc at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DC LoCo] USB Issues
> >
> > Thanks for the help,
> >
> > I'll look into a reboot and see if it still shows up. I'm leaning towards
> > getting a new disk to attach.
> >
> > ~Brian
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 1:46 PM Dan Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Those symptoms tend to point to hardware issues, particularly the i/o
> >> reject regions. Does the device node still show up at /dev/sdb ? If the
> >> drive's connecting cable remains snug, a reboot of the OS should at
> least
> >> show the device being probed in syslog, and then you may be able to
> glean
> >> some information via smartctl if the device is capable (not necessary
> to be
> >> mounted).
> >>
> >
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
>
>
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