Hi, I already mentioned on this list I am having some issues with my new 2.7TiB hard drive which I bought at about a month ago. I crashed ext3 fs two days ago on it when I filled up the disk with the data. Yesterday I learned Seagate released a new firmware for it. I flashed it from CC46 (I think) to CC4C. I created an ext4 filesystem now, just in case. I started copying fo teh data and two hours later I see on the console: vostro kernel: journal commit I/O error Aside from the fact I do not understand why is it coming from "JBD2" it seems it caused the drive to be unmounted. Is that a part of ext4 driver? Anyway, it looks the whole story started here: Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: WARN: transfer error on endpoint Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: WARN: short transfer on control ep Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff540 Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff580 Mar 27 18:10:23 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: Successful Endpoint Configure command Mar 27 18:10:54 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd Mar 27 18:10:54 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: WARN: short transfer on control ep Mar 27 18:10:54 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff540 Mar 27 18:10:54 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff580 Mar 27 18:10:54 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: Successful Endpoint Configure command Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 12 using xhci_hcd Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: WARN: short transfer on control ep Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff540 Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:0b:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff8800073ff580 Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: Successful Endpoint Configure command Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt 0002 Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: warm reset port 1 Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: port 1 not warm reset yet, waiting 50ms Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: port 1 not warm reset yet, waiting 200ms Mar 27 18:11:04 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: port 1 not warm reset yet, waiting 200ms Mar 27 18:11:05 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt 0002 Mar 27 18:11:06 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt 0002 Mar 27 18:11:06 vostro kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: port 1, status 02a0, change 0001, 5.0 Gb/s Mar 27 18:11:06 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: USB disconnect, device number 12 Mar 27 18:11:06 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: unregistering device Mar 27 18:11:06 vostro kernel: usb 4-1: unregistering interface 4-1:1.0 Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: sd 17:0:0:0: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: ice sdc1, logical block 204754273 Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc1, logical block 204754274 Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc1, logical block 204754275 Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device sdc1): ext4_end_bio:244: I/O error writing to inode 51118127 (offset 30695424 size 126976 starting block 204754532) Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc1, logical block 204754276 Mar 27 18:11:09 vostro kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc1, logical block 204754277 Would anybody please comment whether the logs from xHCI side look sane? I have attached the complete log. From that it looks that mkfs.ext4 caushed the 3.2.12 kernel to complain with "mount: page allocation failure: order:5, mode:0xd0" but that is another story. Now I wonder how can I prove the disk is at fault and not the USWB3.0-to-SATAII bridge or linux kernel. The disk is rather hot (compared to another drive of exactly same model number) I bought 2 days ago (and which had the newer firmware, and therefore I went to upgrade the older-one with a tool from seagate website). # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5) 00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8 (rev b5) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06) 09:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (rev 34) 0b:00.0 USB controller: Texas Instruments Device 8241 (rev 02) # 0b:00.0 USB controller: Texas Instruments Device 8241 (rev 02) (prog-if 30 [XHCI]) Subsystem: Dell Device 04b3 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 0: Memory at f7d00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Region 2: Memory at f7d10000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=100mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+ Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 1024 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+ DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS- Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1- EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest- Capabilities: [c0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked- Vector table: BAR=2 offset=00000000 PBA: BAR=2 offset=00001000 Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP+ Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- Capabilities: [150 v1] Device Serial Number 08-00-28-00-00-20-00-00 Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd Thank you for all coments, Martin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html