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mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

Posts: 37

External hard disk not detected....

I wanted to try arch linux on an external HDD but when I booted the live CD and connected the External HDD i got these error messages

[60.426932] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
[60.426996] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[63.558865] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
[63.558928] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb Assuming drive cache: write through

Please provide me with a solution...

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: External hard disk not detected....

These are not *fatal* messages. I get these all the time. Does your drive get listed with

# fdisk -l 

and

# lsblk

mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

Posts: 37

Re: External hard disk not detected....

No it doesnt get listed...

mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

Posts: 37

Re: External hard disk not detected....

These are not *fatal* messages. I get these all the time. Does your drive get listed with

# fdisk -l 

and

# lsblk

No it doesnt

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: External hard disk not detected....

What is the port type? USB2 or USB3?

The log doesn't contain anything other than these messages?

Does the drive work well with some other OS or distro?

mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

Posts: 37

Re: External hard disk not detected....

What is the port type? USB2 or USB3?

The log doesn't contain anything other than these messages?

Does the drive work well with some other OS or distro?

See it was written that it works well with windows but i worked will with linux......
Its USB 3
and last I used it with Ubuntu and then Windows 7

mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

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Re: External hard disk not detected....

And now its not working with any of these....

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

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Re: External hard disk not detected....

That means, it's probably a problem with the hardware. Just to be extra safe, before taking it to a technician, try it with a live CD.

mcool4151

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Registered: 2013-05-09

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Re: External hard disk not detected....

That means, it's probably a problem with the hardware. Just to be extra safe, before taking it to a technician, try it with a live CD.

I tried with arch linux's live CD but didn't work

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

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Re: External hard disk not detected....

Preferably, some other live CD. Mint/Ubuntu, etc. But it seems unlikely that it'll work.

rasertux

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From: Florianópolis, Brazil

Registered: 2012-03-03

Posts: 46

Re: External hard disk not detected....

The new iso of arch use kernel 3.10.3 with have a problem with usb mass storages
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36296
Try download a previous iso with kernel < 3.10.3

*Sorry for my english