Re: e2fsck errror: Error reading block (Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read)

[Sthu Deus <sthu.deus@gmail.com>]

Good time of the day, Kamaraju.


You wrote:

> Yes, there are I/O errors in syslog such as
> 
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.218041] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384272
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.219839] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384273
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.221584] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384274
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.223310] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384275
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.224973] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384276
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.226582] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384277
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.228158] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384278
> Aug 30 08:27:20 kusumanchi kernel: [118453.229713] Buffer I/O error
> on device sdb7, logical block 5384279

It seems that the *ATA-USB controller just quitted from its work
- therefore it is not the HDD failure - simply reset the controller.


Sthu.