Bug#455856: IO Error with usb-storage (Coolmax360 enclosure)

[Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>]

Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13

Forwarded from the nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com list:

* Richard Morey <moreyr@missouri.edu> [2007-12-10 11:37]:
> I am trying to install debian on the NSLU2, and thanks to the help from 
> this mailing list I've managed to connect to the debian installer and 
> start the install process. However, I'm hitting some snags in partition 
> creation.
> 
> I'm using a Maxtor 60GB HD in a Coolmax360 enclosure. The drive mounts 
> up fine in Ubuntu Gutsy, with no errors (I've tried repartitioning and 
> fsck).
> 
> In the debian installer, after "calculating partitions" I get the error:
> Input/output error during read on
> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> 
> I'm wondering if it is the enclosure, after googling:
> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/peripherals-hardware/97245-cant-mount-coolmax-hd-360-enclosure.html
> 
> Is there a workaround for this? Will the next version of debian solve 
> it? Do I need to just get new enclosures?
> 
> I've attached three files - the nslu2's syslog, the partman log, and the 
> syslog excerpt from when I plug it in in ubuntu.
> 
> The NSLU2's /var/log/syslog is full of lines like:
> Apr 12 03:42:58 kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000
> Apr 12 03:42:58 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4
> 
> Below is an excerpt of /var/log/partman, showing the error:
> *********************
> parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
> parted_server: main_loop: iteration 104
> parted_server: Opening infifo
> /bin/partman: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc
> parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
> parted_server: command_partitions()
> parted_server: Opening outfifo
> parted_server: OUT: OK
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: 1   32256-6999713279        6999681024      primary
> ext3    /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: 5   6999745536-7098416639   98671104        logical
> linux-swap      /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: 6   7098448896-59995192319  52896743424     logical
> ext3    /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6
> 
> 
> parted_server: Partitions printed
> parted_server: OUT:
> 
> **********cut*************
> 
> parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
> parted_server: main_loop: iteration 111
> parted_server: Opening infifo
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: IN: COMMIT
> =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc
> parted_server: Read command: COMMIT
> parted_server: command_commit()
> parted_server: Opening outfifo
> parted_server: OUT: Error
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: Input/output error during read on
> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT:
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: Retry
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: Ignore
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT: Cancel
> 
> 
> parted_server: OUT:
> 
> 
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: error_handler: exception with type Error
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: error_handler: reading message
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: paragraph: Input/output error during
> read on /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: error_handler: reading options
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: option: Retry
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: option: Ignore
> /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted: option: Cancel
> /bin/partman: *******************************************************
> /lib/partman/init.d/30parted:
> *******************************************************
> /lib/partman/init.d/35dump:
> *******************************************************
> /lib/partman/init.d/35dump: IN: DUMP =dev=mtdblock0
> parted_server: exception_handler: Bad option: "DUMP =dev=mtdblock0"
> parted_server: Line 301. CRITICAL ERROR!!!  EXITING.
> /bin/partman: *******************************************************
> /lib/partman/init.d/30parted:
> *******************************************************
> parted_server: ======= Starting the server
> parted_server: main_loop: iteration 1
> parted_server: Opening infifo
> /lib/partman/init.d/30parted: IN: OPEN
> =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc
> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> parted_server: Read command: OPEN
> parted_server: command_open()
> parted_server: Request to open =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc
> parted_server: Opening outfifo
> parted_server: OUT: OK

Richard suggested the following patch should help:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=f1cd4ad202ce34d29c847fd82df948ff67c17826

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/