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TimorLee

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Registered: 2012-07-05

Posts: 48

[SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Hey!

Slight problem: I have an old 256 GB SSD Drive I had my old install on, now I'd like to get some files from that, so I can erase the install and use it as a external drive. I've got a SATA to usb cable, with which I hook the drive to my laptop, but the laptop doesn't recognize the drive.

Several observations:
- Sometimes I get a "bad filesystem" type error
- Somestimes it mounts for 2 seconds before vanishing
- Most of the time nothing happens (it doesn't appear under /dev/sd* and can't be found by fsck)

My problem is: I have no idea how to go about troubleshooting this error. So I need suggestions/links on how to get more info and where to look for the drive!

If you need any more Information, just tell me!

Heres my journalctl output:

Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: Direct-Access     KINGSTON  SV200S3256G     0016 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] 500118188 512-byte logical blocks: (256 GB/238 GiB)
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel:  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sdb: p3 size 499427397 extends beyond EOD, enabling native capacity
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel:  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sdb: p3 size 499427397 extends beyond EOD, truncated
Jul 22 14:07:22 marvin kernel: sd 92:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 89
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: [sdb] killing request
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: [sdb] Unhandled error code
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: [sdb]  
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Result: hostbyte=0x01 driverbyte=0x00
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: scsi 92:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: 
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: cdb[0]=0x28: 28 00 00 00 01 70 00 00 90 00
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 368
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: quiet_error: 1824 callbacks suppressed
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 92
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 93
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 94
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 95
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 96
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 97
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 98
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 92
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 93
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 99
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin systemd-udevd[9887]: inotify_add_watch(6, /dev/sdb, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin systemd-udevd[9889]: inotify_add_watch(6, /dev/sdb3, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin systemd-udevd[9888]: inotify_add_watch(6, /dev/sdb2, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Jul 22 14:07:31 marvin systemd-udevd[9887]: inotify_add_watch(6, /dev/sdb1, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Jul 22 14:07:32 marvin kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 90 using xhci_hcd
Jul 22 14:07:32 marvin kernel: usb-storage 1-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Jul 22 14:07:32 marvin kernel: scsi93 : usb-storage 1-2:1.0
Jul 22 14:07:32 marvin mtp-probe[9934]: checking bus 1, device 90: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2"
Jul 22 14:07:32 marvin mtp-probe[9934]: bus: 1, device: 90 was not an MTP device

These lines keep repeating when I have it plugged in...

Last edited by TimorLee (2014-08-12 11:07:21)

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ooo

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Registered: 2013-04-10

Posts: 1,638

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

does the usb-sata cable work with other drives? Looking at your logs, my first guess would be a bad cable or connection.

Spider.007

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Registered: 2004-06-20

Posts: 1,176

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Yeah; your hardware seems buggy; and that has already corrupted the drive: "499427397 extends beyond EOD, truncated"; meaning your partition is currently larger then the disks; which is obviously wrong. That will probably cause the "bad fs" errors

TimorLee

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Registered: 2012-07-05

Posts: 48

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Nope, I haven't tested the cable with other drives, since I don't have other drives...
But its a new one, so it should work. Well I'll look into that and try it with another cable. Thanks!

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ooo

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Registered: 2013-04-10

Posts: 1,638

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Nope, I haven't tested the cable with other drives, since I don't have other drives...
But its a new one, so it should work.

Make sure that that the sata connector is properly connected.
I had borrowed some cheap usb-sata/ide cable recently, and had some issues at first simply because the power and sata cables included in the kit didn't seem to fit next to each other on the disk, and the sata cable wasn't properly in place because of that.

Last edited by ooo (2014-07-22 15:23:15)

MoonSwan

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From: Great White North

Registered: 2008-01-23

Posts: 881

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Try the drive & cables on your desktop machine too.  It's not uncommon for certain laptops to have issues with specific devices on-board.  My best example is that every single Acer laptop I've had has a shoddy power port.  Eventually, after plugging and unplugging the laptop a few dozen times, the port becomes loose and eventually fails.  Thus I can no longer use my power cable but instead have to use a battery and, well, that kind of dies fast. 

Just some friendly advice.  Also try different USB ports on the laptop!  My example may apply to your laptop's own ports.

lokoum

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Registered: 2014-07-22

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

AS others memebers said, try with other USB port and other cable.

I already had a problem like that, try to put your disk in the freezer about 2 hours and plugin the disk into your computer, he should mount (not the fridge)

TimorLee

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Registered: 2012-07-05

Posts: 48

Re: [SOLVED] Can't access my old SSD

Tried with a new connection, now it works. Damn, a new connector that doesn't work

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