On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 08:03:27AM +0100, [email protected] wrote: > but I get generic error. I think I need to > buy a new usb disk :-(
Check your disk's health with palimpsest/gnome-disk-utility or some of the tools in these packages: smartmontools, gsmartcontrol, smart-notifier. Anything that supports S.M.A.R.T might work. Check it with badblocks for bad blocks in a terminal.
