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#1 2009-09-16 21:34:54

hramat
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From: Baden, CH
Registered: 2007-07-13
Posts: 31
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Problem with USB External Hard Disk Drive

I have similar problem with hard disk MK6025GAS in Sweex casing connected via USB as Raistlfiren in this post but I am not sure if it has something to do with kernel. The problem is that when I plug the hard disk via USB it is not even shown with in /dev/ or by fdisk -l. I had similar problems with the drive before but it was always shown in /dev.
I got same output from dmesg as Raistlfiren in the post before

# dmesg | tail
sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] ASC=0x0 ASCQ=0x0
sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Sense Key : 0x0 [current] 
Info fld=0x0

I was browsing net for a lot of time to find a solution but nothing helped a lot. The problem is closes to the one described on Gentoo Forum
I can see that it is recognized by computer since it is shown with lsusb

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fd:0540 Initio Corporation
# lsusb -d 13fd:0540 -v
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fd:0540 Initio Corporation 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x13fd Initio Corporation
  idProduct          0x0540 
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1 Initio  
  iProduct                2 MK6025GAS       
  iSerial                 3 0010100500000000
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xc0
      Self Powered
    MaxPower                2mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk (Zip)
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               1
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0001
  Self Powered

From the beginning I though and I still think that the partition table is screwed up but the programs like TestDisk and fixdisktable work only with disks shown in /dev/

Additionally, I have checked the content of /var/log/kernel.log

Sep 16 22:03:58 hramat kernel: usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
Sep 16 22:03:58 hramat kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 16 22:03:58 hramat kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Sep 16 22:03:58 hramat kernel: usb-storage: device found at 5
Sep 16 22:03:58 hramat kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Initio   MK6025GAS        2.23 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: usb-storage: device scan complete
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] 117210240 512-byte hardware sectors: (60.0 GB/55.8 GiB)
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 86 0b 00 02
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sdd:<6>sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Sense Key : 0x0 [current] 
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: Info fld=0x0
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] ASC=0x0 ASCQ=0x0
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Sense Key : 0x0 [current]

and /var/log/errors.log

Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 16 22:04:03 hramat kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 16 22:07:35 hramat kernel: INFO: task async/0:3957 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Sep 16 22:07:35 hramat kernel: "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.

The only thing I understand from these logs is that the disk is blocked, therefore not listed in /dev.

Assuming the newer kernel problems I could try to use some older live linux CD to see if that would work. I am also thinking of connecting this hard drive directly to my laptop, using live linux CD and maybe check the output of hdparm. Is there anything else I could check or try?

Thank you for any help or suggestions
Matej

Zamocnictvo, kovovyroba,brany, mreze

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#2 2009-09-17 09:37:54

nTia89
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From: varese, italy
Registered: 2008-12-22
Posts: 1,230

Re: Problem with USB External Hard Disk Drive

what system do you have ? arch32bit or 64bit ???? gnome or kde???

have you have installed dbus ? hal ?

post your rc.conf

have you tried to connect it before power on your machine ?

have you tryied to connect drive to another pc to see if it works ???

+pc: custom | AMD Opteron 175 | nForce4 Ultra | 2GB ram DDR400 | nVidia 9800GT 1GB | ArchLinux x86_64 w/ openbox
+laptop: Apple | MacBook (2,1) | 2GB ram | Mac OS X 10.4 -> DIED
+ultrabook: Dell | XPS 13 (9343) | 8GB ram | 256GB ssd | FullHD display | Windows 8.1 64bit ArchLinux x86_64 w/ Gnome

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#3 2009-09-18 13:02:35

hramat
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From: Baden, CH
Registered: 2007-07-13
Posts: 31
Website

Re: Problem with USB External Hard Disk Drive

Thank you nTia89 for response. Sorry for not providing enough information.

I believe the problem is not system dependent. I have dual boot with windows and there the disk has also problems. However, I do have Arch32 with Kernel 2.6.30, using Gnome. hal and dbus are also running.
I did not tried to connect the disk to the computer directly, I will try it today.

Yesterday I have used SystemRescueCD 0.4.1 with Kernel 2.6.22. I wanted to see if it will be recognized by the system and placed in /dev/. Yes it was. This means that the problem highlighted in Gentoo forum can be true, but it doesn't solve my problem. I have tried to connect the drive several times to Arch and it was not shown in /dev/sd*, in SystemRescueCD it was placed as /dev/sdb. Now I am sure that the partition table is screwed up.
So I have started to play with the drive in SystemRescueCD with TestDisk and FixDiskTable but without success.

% fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        1530    12289693+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            1531        6672    41303115    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3            6673       12161    44090392+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5   *        6673       11908    42058138+  83  Linux
/dev/sda6           11909       12161     2032191   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 57231 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

Manufacturer disk geometry: Heads: 16; Cylinders: 16383; Sectors: 63; Logical Blocks (LBA): 117210240

TestDisk found only Linux partitions with 43Gb while disk had only one 60Gb partitioned with FAT32/NTFS.
Also recognized 64 heads, 57231 cylinders and 32 sectors (same as from fdisk -l), which obviously differs from manufacturer disk geometry.
testdisk.log:

Thu Sep 17 19:09:26 2009
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007
Christophe GRENIER
Linux version (ext2fs lib: 1.40.2, ntfs lib: 9:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: none)
Using locale 'C'.
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 100 GB / 93 GiB - CHS 12161 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57231 64 32, sector size=512

Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced
New options :
 Dump : No
 Cylinder boundary : Yes
 Allow partial last cylinder : No
 Expert mode : No

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57231 64 32
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55
Ask the user for vista mode
Computes LBA from CHS for Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
Store new MBR code
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55
Ask the user for vista mode
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
NTFS at 8956/63/32
heads/cylinder 255 (NTFS) != 64 (HD)
sect/track 63 (NTFS) != 32 (HD)
filesystem size           24579387
sectors_per_cluster       8
mft_lcn                   1024141
mftmirr_lcn               1650676
clusters_per_mft_record   -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
NTFS part_offset=9392094720, part_size=12584646144, sector_size=512
NTFS partition cannot be added (part_offset<part_size).

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34129   1  1 75201  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=69896224, size=84116272, end=154012495, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34632   2  1 75704  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=70926400, size=84116272, end=155042671, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34668   0  1 75740  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=71000064, size=84116272, end=155116335, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34673   1  1 75745  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=71010336, size=84116272, end=155126607, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34699   2  1 75771  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=71063616, size=84116272, end=155179887, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                34708   2  1 75780  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=71082048, size=84116272, end=155198319, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                36338   0  1 77410  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=74420224, size=84116272, end=158536495, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                36367   0  1 77439  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=74479616, size=84116272, end=158595887, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                36401   2  1 77473  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=74549312, size=84116272, end=158665583, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                36414   2  1 77486  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=74575936, size=84116272, end=158692207, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                37949   1  1 79021  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=77719584, size=84116272, end=161835855, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                37955   1  1 79027  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=77731872, size=84116272, end=161848143, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                37989   1  1 79061  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=77801504, size=84116272, end=161917775, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                38404   0  1 79476  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=78651392, size=84116272, end=162767663, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                39636   2  1 80708  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=81174592, size=84116272, end=165290863, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                41263   1  1 82335  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=84506656, size=84116272, end=168622927, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                41266   1  1 82338  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=84512800, size=84116272, end=168629071, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                41660   0  1 82732  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=85319680, size=84116272, end=169435951, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                42898   0  1 83970  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=87855104, size=84116272, end=171971375, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                43244   1  1 84316  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=88563744, size=84116272, end=172680015, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                44870   2  1 85942  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=91893824, size=84116272, end=176010095, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                44930   2  1 86002  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=92016704, size=84116272, end=176132975, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                46961   0  1 88033  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=96176128, size=84116272, end=180292399, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                47312   0  1 88384  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=96894976, size=84116272, end=181011247, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                48393   2  1 89465  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=99108928, size=84116272, end=183225199, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                49633   2  1 90705  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=101648448, size=84116272, end=185764719, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                50767   1  1 91839  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=103970848, size=84116272, end=188087119, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                51150   1  1 92222  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=104755232, size=84116272, end=188871503, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                51941   1  1 93013  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=106375200, size=84116272, end=190491471, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                52759   0  1 93831  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=108050432, size=84116272, end=192166703, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                53069   1  1 94141  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=108685344, size=84116272, end=192801615, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                53768   0  1 94840  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=110116864, size=84116272, end=194233135, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                54287   0  1 95359  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=111179776, size=84116272, end=195296047, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                54493   2  1 95565  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=111601728, size=84116272, end=195717999, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                54861   1  1 95933  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=112355360, size=84116272, end=196471631, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                54890   2  1 95962  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=112414784, size=84116272, end=196531055, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                54953   2  1 96025  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=112543808, size=84116272, end=196660079, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                56330   1  1 97402  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=115363872, size=84116272, end=199480143, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                56334   0  1 97406  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=115372032, size=84116272, end=199488303, disk end=117211136)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/320, s_mnt_count=31/34, s_blocks_per_group=32768
recover_EXT2: boot_sector=0, s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 10514534
recover_EXT2: part_size 84116272
   D Linux                57203   0  1 98275  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=117151744, size=84116272, end=201268015, disk end=117211136)
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...
The harddisk (60 GB / 55 GiB) seems too small! (< 103 GB / 95 GiB)
The following partitions can't be recovered:
   D Linux                34129   1  1 75201  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                34632   2  1 75704  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                34668   0  1 75740  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                34673   1  1 75745  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                34699   2  1 75771  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                34708   2  1 75780  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                36338   0  1 77410  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                36367   0  1 77439  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                36401   2  1 77473  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                36414   2  1 77486  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                37949   1  1 79021  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                37955   1  1 79027  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                37989   1  1 79061  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                38404   0  1 79476  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                39636   2  1 80708  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                41263   1  1 82335  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                41266   1  1 82338  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                41660   0  1 82732  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                42898   0  1 83970  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                43244   1  1 84316  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                44870   2  1 85942  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                44930   2  1 86002  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                46961   0  1 88033  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                47312   0  1 88384  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                48393   2  1 89465  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                49633   2  1 90705  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                50767   1  1 91839  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                51150   1  1 92222  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                51941   1  1 93013  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                52759   0  1 93831  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                53069   1  1 94141  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                53768   0  1 94840  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                54287   0  1 95359  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                54493   2  1 95565  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                54861   1  1 95933  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                54890   2  1 95962  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                54953   2  1 96025  27 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                56330   1  1 97402  26 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                56334   0  1 97406  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB
   D Linux                57203   0  1 98275  25 16   84116272
     EXT3 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 43 GB / 40 GiB

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
Store new MBR code
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

Interface Advanced
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB
Partition table type: Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB
Partition table type: Intel
New options :
 Dump : No
 Cylinder boundary : Yes
 Allow partial last cylinder : No
 Expert mode : No
New options :
 Dump : No
 Cylinder boundary : Yes
 Allow partial last cylinder : No
 Expert mode : No

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55
Ask the user for vista mode
Allow partial last cylinder : No
search_vista_part: 0

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 60 GB / 55 GiB - CHS 57232 64 32
Search for partition aborted

Results
Can't open backup.log file: No such file or directory
interface_load

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
Store new MBR code
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

TestDisk exited normally.

fixdisktable first output:

% ./fixdisktable -d /dev/sdb
Getting hard disk geometry
cylinders=57231, heads=64, sectors=32
end_offset: 2147482624
FfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSs

EXT2      partition at offset        56832, length=(41072.398 MB) 43067531264
   Sectors:    start=       111, end=  84116382, length=  84116272
   Hd,Sec,Cyl: start(3,16,0) end(28,31,41072)

Done searching for partitions.

Nr AF  Hd Sec  Cyl  Hd Sec  Cyl      Start       Size ID
 1 80   3  16    0  63  32 1023        111   84116273 83  (Interpretted)
 1 80   3  16    0  63 224  255        111   84116273 83  (RAW)

1: 8003 1000 833f e0ff 6f00 0000 3183 0305
2: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
3: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
4: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000

Do you wish to write this partition table to disk (yes/no)? no

fixdisktable second output:

% ./fixdisktable -d -r -v /dev/sdb
Getting hard disk geometry
cylinders=57231, heads=64, sectors=32
end_offset: 2147482624
FfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSsNnBbUuFfEeSs

NTFS      partition at offset     17483776, length=(17592186043512.582 MB) 184467440727622           49216
   Sectors:    start=     34148, end=36028797017147916, length=36028797017113768
   Hd,Sec,Cyl: start(43,5,16) end(16,12,2096265)

Done searching for partitions.

Nr AF  Hd Sec  Cyl  Hd Sec  Cyl      Start       Size ID
 1 80  43   5   16  63  32 1023      34148   -1850199 07  (Interpretted)
 1 80  43   5   16  63 224  255      34148   -1850199 07  (RAW)

1: 802b 0510 073f e0ff 6485 0000 a9c4 e3ff
2: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
3: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
4: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000

Do you wish to write this partition table to disk (yes/no)? no

This string "FfEeSsNnBbUu" was repeating there for longer time and it was most probably related to debugging or a verbose mode of fixdisktable

As I have mentioned I will try to connect the disk directly to the computer and see what will happen.
Shall I try to correct the disk geometry to the one specified by manufacturer? Is it possible?

Any suggestions?

Zamocnictvo, kovovyroba,brany, mreze

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