[DC LoCo] USB Issues

[Dan Chen]

The cause may well still be there. Did you check smartctl?

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 09:48 Brian Curtis <briancurtis.wx at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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,
>>
>>
>>
>> ☮ Paul Flint
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>>
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