Good morning On 19 Jun 2016 13:00, <ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
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Re: New hard drive errors (Simon Greenwood) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 16:21:35 +0100 > From: Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: <8682135.Gn4PuERU9G@rachael> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Bought a new 3TB hard drive this week onto which I created a new GPT > partition > table and a 3TB ext4 partition. This completed successfully and I used > rsync > to copy some files onto it. > > The next day, I was unable to mount the drive and so I ran fsck on it. This > failed pass 5: Checking group summary information with lots of block bitmap > differences. > > I fixed these, but on running fsck a second time, these block differences > were > back. > > Now this drive is currently sat in an external USB tray so that I could > copy > files across before replacing the one in the computer. Are these errors > due to > it being on USB or is the drive faulty? > > -- > Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 16:44:07 +0100 > From: Simon Greenwood <sfgreenw...@gmail.com> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: > <CAOX0bx= > l3oc7bqzmy8p27o_osjdevopx54whzdpt9zqrydx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > What did you use to create the partition? The only thing that I have found > that works properly is gdisk. > > s/ > > On 18 June 2016 at 16:21, Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Bought a new 3TB hard drive this week onto which I created a new GPT > > partition > > table and a 3TB ext4 partition. This completed successfully and I used > > rsync > > to copy some files onto it. > > > > The next day, I was unable to mount the drive and so I ran fsck on it. > This > > failed pass 5: Checking group summary information with lots of block > bitmap > > differences. > > > > I fixed these, but on running fsck a second time, these block differences > > were > > back. > > > > Now this drive is currently sat in an external USB tray so that I could > > copy > > files across before replacing the one in the computer. Are these errors > > due to > > it being on USB or is the drive faulty? > > > > -- > > Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "TBA are particularly glib" > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20160618/6a9595ff/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:53:45 +0100 > From: Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: <1861847.7nep0xON5Y@rachael> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Saturday, 18 June 2016 16:44:07 BST Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > > > On 18 June 2016 at 16:21, Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Bought a new 3TB hard drive this week onto which I created a new GPT > > > partition > > > table and a 3TB ext4 partition. This completed successfully and I used > > > rsync > > > to copy some files onto it. > > > > > > The next day, I was unable to mount the drive and so I ran fsck on it. > > > This > > > failed pass 5: Checking group summary information with lots of block > > > bitmap > > > differences. > > > > > > I fixed these, but on running fsck a second time, these block > differences > > > were > > > back. > > > > > > Now this drive is currently sat in an external USB tray so that I could > > > copy > > > files across before replacing the one in the computer. Are these errors > > > due to > > > it being on USB or is the drive faulty? > > > What did you use to create the partition? The only thing that I have > found > > that works properly is gdisk. > > I'd originally used KDE Partition Manager, but tried again with gdisk. > Still > getting the Block bitmap differences: . > > > -- > Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 07:34:42 +0100 > From: Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com> > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: <57663d02.3090...@gmx.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > On 18/06/16 16:21, Mark Fraser wrote: > > I fixed these, but on running fsck a second time, these block > differences were > > back. Now this drive is currently sat in an external USB tray so that I > could copy > > files across before replacing the one in the computer. Are these errors > due to > > it being on USB or is the drive faulty? > > > You might try getting a copy of Windows - either Win 7 or XP. Either of > these will say that the disk has an unrecognisable system, and will > offer fdisk to delete the partition. It will let you use fdisk to > create a new NTFS partition, and will then let you do a long format to > begin installation. MS Win is very verbose in long-format mode, and you > will find out if the disk is faulty. I'm not sure whether MS can work > with a USB drive? I have a built-in trayless caddy, so I don't use a > USB arrangement. Incidentally, Windows will trash the boot sector of > /dev/sda, so unplug that before trying the process. > > -- > http://barrydrake.co.nr/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 08:52:30 +0100 > From: Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: > <CAL= > 0gltj8rdkz9tuzkgphfmk+fxzue+yv+r_+vudsbjnvbk...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On 18 June 2016 at 16:21, Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bought a new 3TB hard drive this week onto which I created a new GPT > partition > > table and a 3TB ext4 partition. This completed successfully and I used > rsync > > to copy some files onto it. > > > > The next day, I was unable to mount the drive and so I ran fsck on it. > This > > failed pass 5: Checking group summary information with lots of block > bitmap > > differences. > > If you have not already done so then check the SMART data for the disc. > > Also look in syslog to see if there are any rude messages. > > Colin > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 08:54:12 +0100 > From: Simon Greenwood <sfgreenw...@gmail.com> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New hard drive errors > Message-ID: > <CAOX0bx= > agmyt4zkpul21dxp_n9mma8hjhczvtbh_zihuco1...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 18 June 2016 at 21:53, Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 18 June 2016 at 16:21, Mark Fraser <mfraz74+ubu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Bought a new 3TB hard drive this week onto which I created a new GPT > > > > partition > > > > table and a 3TB ext4 partition. This completed successfully and I > used > > > > rsync > > > > to copy some files onto it. > > > > > > > > The next day, I was unable to mount the drive and so I ran fsck on > it. > > > > This > > > > failed pass 5: Checking group summary information with lots of block > > > > bitmap > > > > differences. > > > > > > > > I fixed these, but on running fsck a second time, these block > > differences > > > > were > > > > back. > > > > > > > > Now this drive is currently sat in an external USB tray so that I > could > > > > copy > > > > files across before replacing the one in the computer. Are these > errors > > > > due to > > > > it being on USB or is the drive faulty? > > > > > What did you use to create the partition? The only thing that I have > > found > > > that works properly is gdisk. > > > > I'd originally used KDE Partition Manager, but tried again with gdisk. > > Still > > getting the Block bitmap differences: . > > > > > ?How is the disk mounted? If you're just using automount consider giving it > a dedicated mount point with a ?fixed directory (ie /mnt/disk or similar) > and telling mount what the filetype is. That said, I have seen this issue > exactly using rsync and wrongly formatted 3Tb drives in a fixed backplane > so I don't think it's the connectivity - but then again an external GPT > disk could indicate a bug. Maybe try partitioning and formatting, > disconnecting and reconnecting the drive and mounting it, which may show > issues in dmesg or syslog. > > s/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20160619/60af9a3e/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-uk mailing list > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > End of ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 134, Issue 4 > ***************************************** >
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