On 30.11.2014 17:06, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > On 11/30/2014 08:36 AM, poma wrote: >> On 30.11.2014 14:10, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> Logwatch says: >>> >>> --------------------- Kernel Begin ------------------------ >>> >>> WARNING: Kernel Errors Present >>> EXT4-fs error (device sdc1): e ...: 80 Time(s) >>> sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Recovered Error [current] [descr ...: 14 Time(s) >>> >>> ---------------------- Kernel End ------------------------- >>> >>> >>> And in /var/log/messages I see: >>> >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Recovered >>> Error [current] [descriptor] >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: Descriptor sense data with sense >>> descriptors (in hex): >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: 72 01 04 1d 00 00 00 0e 09 0c 00 >>> 00 00 00 3a a6 >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: 00 32 00 06 40 50 >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] ASC=0x4 ASCQ=0x1d >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Recovered >>> Error [current] [descriptor] >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: Descriptor sense data with sense >>> descriptors (in hex): >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: 72 01 04 1d 00 00 00 0e 09 0c 00 >>> 00 00 00 3a 00 >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: 00 4f 00 c2 00 50 >>> Nov 30 07:41:11 homebase kernel: sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] ASC=0x4 ASCQ=0x1d >>> >>> This is both my backup drive and where my repos are located. So given >>> this is the time of the 'big sales' is this drive failing and it is time >>> to buy a replacement? >>> >>> >> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c?id=e16da02 >> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c >> /* Driver for USB Mass Storage compliant devices >> * >> * Current development and maintenance by: >> * (c) 1999-2002 Matthew Dharm (mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) >> * >> * Developed with the assistance of: >> * (c) 2000 David L. Brown, Jr. (usb-storage@xxxxxxxxxx) >> * (c) 2000 Stephen J. Gowdy (SGowdy@xxxxxxx) >> * (c) 2002 Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> * >> * Initial work by: >> * (c) 1999 Michael Gee (michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) >> >> http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-usb >> http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-scsi > > Poma, > > You post all these seemingly great things to install, but not why to > install them. > > Is this a better driver for USB devices? Does it give better reporting > to know what the condition of the drive is? > > Is the drive even failing or is the current driver reporting too much > already? That these are really fairly normal errors that are handled by > the drive. > > Under the Linux there is no genuine "USB" drive, all is "SCSI" emulated. Because this is probably not a problem with the media per se, but probably with the device controller on device and or host, ask Alan & Co. @linux-usb/scsi. But before you do that, you can try this: - shake the drive - replace all cables, data and power - switch it to another USB bus, another host/machine -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org