Re: e2fsck errror: Error reading block (Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read)
Good time of the day, Kamaraju.
You wrote:
> $smartctl -a /dev/sdb
> smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [i686-linux-3.0.0-1-686-pae] (local
> build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen,
> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
>
> /dev/sdb: Unknown USB bridge [0x059b:0x0571 (0x000)]
> Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option.
>
> Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary
>
> What device type should I specify? This is what I get from dmesg when
> I connect the hard drive
>
> [123948.292055] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 11 using
> ehci_hcd [123948.425272] usb 1-1: New USB device found,
> idVendor=059b, idProduct=0571 [123948.425280] usb 1-1: New USB device
> strings: Mfr=10, Product=11, SerialNumber=3
> [123948.425287] usb 1-1: Product: Iomega HDD
> [123948.425292] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Iomega
> [123948.425296] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 506000009854
> [123948.426280] scsi7 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0
> [123949.466729] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access ST950032
> 5AS PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
> [123949.493174] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 976773168 512-byte logical blocks:
> (500 GB/465 GiB)
> [123949.493931] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> [123949.493936] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 28 00 00 00
> [123949.494673] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
> [123949.494679] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [123949.497805] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
> [123949.497810] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [123949.733091] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 sdb6 sdb7 sdb8 >
> [123949.736964] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
> [123949.736969] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [123949.736973] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
>
> Also, sometimes when I try to mount the partition, I get
> $pmount /dev/sdb7
> [124321.902673] FAT-fs (sdb7): bogus number of reserved sectors
> [124321.918675] FAT-fs (sdb7): bogus number of reserved sectors
>
> I am sorry I am a bit naive when it comes to hard drive failures. Any
> help I can get is appreciated.
>
> thanks
> raju
You will not be able to do so until You connect Your drive to computer
directly - i.e. through PATA/SATA cable.
Sthu.
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