Re: freecom external drive stops spinning


hi everyone,

thanks for all your advice. Finally have gotten around to trying
some of it this evening.

I tried the 'hdparm' program to set the timeout. The drive now doesnt
seem to stop spinning anymore. Unfortunately, this didn't solve the
copy
error-problem.

I try to cp -R a directory to the disc. At a certain moment the cp
process
stops with messages like

cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/zoetmulder':
Input/output error

After this message 'ls /usb' shows nothing. I have to unmount and
mount the
disc to get a directory listing again. The directory 'exposities'
doesn't appear in
the listing. When I then copy only the directory 'exposities' from my
harddrive
to the usb drive, this does work! .. A similar error occurs with
another subdirectory. ...
Does this indicate something wrong with the disc? I didn't have the
opportunity
to try the same copy using a live cd yet...

Jos


ps For completeness I'll add some output here:


cp -Rv minolta /usb (usb is linked to /media/usb)

`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0036.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0036.jpg'
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0037.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0037.jpg'
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0038.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0038.jpg'
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0039.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0039.jpg'
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0040.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0040.jpg'
cp: writing `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0040.jpg':
Input/output error
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0041.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0041.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/
pict0041.jpg': Input/output error
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0042.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0042.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/
pict0042.jpg': Input/output error
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0043.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0043.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/
pict0043.jpg': Input/output error
....

`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0051.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/pict0051.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/
pict0051.jpg': Input/output error
`minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/refter3.jpg' -> `/usb/minolta/
exposities/refterfotosapr/refter3.jpg'
cp: cannot create regular file `/usb/minolta/exposities/refterfotosapr/
refter3.jpg': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/kroller en
refter': Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/twiskfotos':
Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/zoetmulder06':
Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/zoetmulder':
Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/desingacademy':
Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/mareike': Input/
output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/sebens': Input/
output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/exposities/refter2007':
Input/output error
cp: cannot create directory `/usb/minolta/schilderijen': Input/output
error

(copy command stopped but drive is still spinning)

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dmesg |tail -n100

scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114572) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114573) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114574) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114575) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: FAT read failed (blocknr 4519)
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: bread failed in fat_clusters_flush
usb 4-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 5
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Vendor: FUJITSU Model: MHY2120BH Rev:
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
sdb: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
sdb: assuming drive cache: write through
/dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114544) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114545) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114546) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114547) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114548) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114549) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114550) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114551) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114552) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114553) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114554) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114555) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114556) failed
scsi2 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
FAT: Directory bread(block 114557) failed


etc....

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/var/log/messages

Mar 14 21:38:35 localhost gconfd (jos-8008): Resolved address
"xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" to a read-only configuration
source at position 4
Mar 14 22:07:13 localhost -- MARK --
Mar 14 22:26:47 localhost kernel: usb 4-3: new high speed USB device
using ehci_hcd and address 4
Mar 14 22:26:47 localhost kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass
Storage devices
Mar 14 22:26:47 localhost usb.agent[8114]: usb-storage: already
loaded
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: Vendor: FUJITSU Model:
MHY2120BH Rev:
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-
Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte
hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte
hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0:
p1
Mar 14 22:26:52 localhost kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi2,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Mar 14 22:26:53 localhost scsi.agent[8141]: sd_mod: loaded
successfully (for disk)
Mar 14 22:36:52 localhost kernel: scsi: unknown opcode 0x85
Mar 14 22:47:13 localhost -- MARK --
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code =
0x70000
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
sector 18015024
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
sda1
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code =
0x70000
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
sector 18015025
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
sda1
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code =
0x70000
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
sector 18015026
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
sda1
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code =
0x70000
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda,
sector 18015027
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on
sda1
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: 0:0): rejecting I/O to device being
removed
Mar 14 22:54:29 localhost kernel: <0:0): rejecting I/O to device being
removed
Mar 14 22:54:30 localhost kernel: rejecting I/O to dead device
Mar 14 22:54:31 localhost kernel: usb 4-3: new high speed USB device
using ehci_hcd and address 5
Mar 14 22:54:31 localhost kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass
Storage devices
Mar 14 22:54:32 localhost usb.agent[8368]: usb-storage: already
loaded
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: Vendor: FUJITSU Model:
MHY2120BH Rev:
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-
Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte
hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte
hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0:
p1
Mar 14 22:54:36 localhost kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi3,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Mar 14 22:54:37 localhost scsi.agent[8402]: sd_mod: loaded
successfully (for disk)













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