https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=292931#c1 Summary: formatting external USB drive fails Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 10.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: matthias.peinhardt@googlemail.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Formatting an external USB drive (with own power supply) with YaST (System/Partitioning) fails. The disk is a TEAC HD-35PUK-B with 233GB. YaST identifies it correctly on /dev/evms/sda. Formatting with any options (FAT, ext3 etc.) fails with error code -3004. See similar reports at http://www.linuxforen.de/forums/showthread.php?t=237441 (in German) http://suseforums.net/lofiversion/index.php/t35896.html suspicious part in /var/log/messages after plugging in: Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: new device found, idVendor=1652, idProduct=6600 Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=3, SerialNumber=2 Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: Product: USB 2.0 IDE DEVICE Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: Manufacturer: Super Top Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: SerialNumber: ST Killer Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb 5-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb-storage: device found at 5 Jul 19 01:14:26 zed kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: Vendor: HDT72252 Model: 5DLAT80 Rev: 0 0 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: SCSI device sda: 488397168 512-byte hdwr sectors (250059 MB) Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: Write Protect is off Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: SCSI device sda: 488397168 512-byte hdwr sectors (250059 MB) Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: Write Protect is off Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: sda:<6>sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0 Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: printk: 217 messages suppressed. Jul 19 01:14:27 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: unable to read partition table Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: usb-storage: device scan complete Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488396928 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049616 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488396928 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049616 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049645 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049645 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049645 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049645 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61049645 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397104 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397152 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 488397160 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10070000 Jul 19 01:14:28 zed kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0 and so on. uname -a: Linux zed 2.6.18.8-0.5-default #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux partitioning with cfdisk, fdisk, parted fails due to these I/O-errors. 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