[Kernel-packages] [Bug 997021] Re: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997021 Title: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Description:Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release:12.10 Kernel Package Version: linux-image-3.4.0-1-generic 3.4.0-1.3 I am having serious problems with an Intenso Rainbow Line 16 GB USB storage device on my Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6710b (Intel Centrino) notebook with kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64. On kernel 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 the device works as expected, the capacity is reported correct and the raw speed is within manufacturer specifications (~30 Mbyte/s read, 8 Mbyte/s write). On kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64 the device capacity is reported as 18 Exabytes instead of 16 Gigabytes, and I can only read the device, but not write to it. Every write attempt ends in Device not seekable and/or No space left on device: sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo dd_rescue /dev/zero /dev/sdb dd_rescue: (warning): output file is not seekable! dd_rescue: (warning): Invalid argument dd_rescue: (warning): Don't use sparse writes for non-seekable output dd_rescue: (info): ipos: 0.0k, opos: 0.0k, xferd: 0.0k errs: 0, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate:0kB/s, avg.rate:0kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% dd_rescue: (warning): write /dev/sdb (0.0k): No space left on device dd_rescue: (warning): assumption rd(65536) == wr(0) failed! dd_rescue: (fatal): write /dev/sdb (64.0k): No space left on device! dd_rescue: (info): Summary for /dev/zero - /dev/sdb: dd_rescue: (info): ipos:64.0k, opos:64.0k, xferd:64.0k errs: 1, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate: 178273kB/s, avg.rate: 153846kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb fdisk: unable to seek on /dev/sdb: Invalid argument This clearly is a regression introduced by kernel 3.4 itself. Other USB storage devices work as expected, on both kernels. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/997021/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 997021] Re: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable
I never ran into the problem again on any of my machines, so I think this bug can be closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997021 Title: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Description:Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release:12.10 Kernel Package Version: linux-image-3.4.0-1-generic 3.4.0-1.3 I am having serious problems with an Intenso Rainbow Line 16 GB USB storage device on my Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6710b (Intel Centrino) notebook with kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64. On kernel 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 the device works as expected, the capacity is reported correct and the raw speed is within manufacturer specifications (~30 Mbyte/s read, 8 Mbyte/s write). On kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64 the device capacity is reported as 18 Exabytes instead of 16 Gigabytes, and I can only read the device, but not write to it. Every write attempt ends in Device not seekable and/or No space left on device: sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo dd_rescue /dev/zero /dev/sdb dd_rescue: (warning): output file is not seekable! dd_rescue: (warning): Invalid argument dd_rescue: (warning): Don't use sparse writes for non-seekable output dd_rescue: (info): ipos: 0.0k, opos: 0.0k, xferd: 0.0k errs: 0, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate:0kB/s, avg.rate:0kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% dd_rescue: (warning): write /dev/sdb (0.0k): No space left on device dd_rescue: (warning): assumption rd(65536) == wr(0) failed! dd_rescue: (fatal): write /dev/sdb (64.0k): No space left on device! dd_rescue: (info): Summary for /dev/zero - /dev/sdb: dd_rescue: (info): ipos:64.0k, opos:64.0k, xferd:64.0k errs: 1, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate: 178273kB/s, avg.rate: 153846kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb fdisk: unable to seek on /dev/sdb: Invalid argument This clearly is a regression introduced by kernel 3.4 itself. Other USB storage devices work as expected, on both kernels. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/997021/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 997021] Re: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable
The patch that closed the upstream bug report [0] landed in Quantal with 3.5-rc5 - so please confirm that this issue is fixed. [0] commit 6a0bdffa0073857870a4ed1b4489762146359eb4 Author: Alan Stern st...@rowland.harvard.edu Date: Wed Jun 20 16:04:19 2012 -0400 SCSI usb-storage: add try_rc_10_first flag ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997021 Title: USB storage device capacity is incorrect and device is not writeable Status in The Linux Kernel: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Description:Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release:12.10 Kernel Package Version: linux-image-3.4.0-1-generic 3.4.0-1.3 I am having serious problems with an Intenso Rainbow Line 16 GB USB storage device on my Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6710b (Intel Centrino) notebook with kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64. On kernel 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 the device works as expected, the capacity is reported correct and the raw speed is within manufacturer specifications (~30 Mbyte/s read, 8 Mbyte/s write). On kernel 3.4.0-1-generic x86_64 the device capacity is reported as 18 Exabytes instead of 16 Gigabytes, and I can only read the device, but not write to it. Every write attempt ends in Device not seekable and/or No space left on device: sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo dd_rescue /dev/zero /dev/sdb dd_rescue: (warning): output file is not seekable! dd_rescue: (warning): Invalid argument dd_rescue: (warning): Don't use sparse writes for non-seekable output dd_rescue: (info): ipos: 0.0k, opos: 0.0k, xferd: 0.0k errs: 0, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate:0kB/s, avg.rate:0kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% dd_rescue: (warning): write /dev/sdb (0.0k): No space left on device dd_rescue: (warning): assumption rd(65536) == wr(0) failed! dd_rescue: (fatal): write /dev/sdb (64.0k): No space left on device! dd_rescue: (info): Summary for /dev/zero - /dev/sdb: dd_rescue: (info): ipos:64.0k, opos:64.0k, xferd:64.0k errs: 1, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 0.0k +curr.rate: 178273kB/s, avg.rate: 153846kB/s, avg.load: 0.0% sturmflut@cloud:~/tmp/bug$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb fdisk: unable to seek on /dev/sdb: Invalid argument This clearly is a regression introduced by kernel 3.4 itself. Other USB storage devices work as expected, on both kernels. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/997021/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
