[I already sent this somewhere, but it didn't (afaics), so I'll repeat it here]A.J. Bonnema wrote:
Sounds like a driver problem. What gets written to /var/log/messages about it?
Thanks for this explanation. It didn't work though. For /dev/sda it gives "dd opening '/dev/sda1': no such device or address.
For /dev/sda it gives:
" dd: reading '/dev/sda': Intput/output error 0+0 records in 0+0 records out "
Idea's?
I found out some more from /var/log/message in reaction to 'fdisk -l
/dev/sda'. The output follows:
Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense: Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed. Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08 Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda: Write Protect is off Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Nov 24 02:00:55 abonnema kernel: unable to read partition table Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda: Unit Not Ready, sense: Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: Current 00:00: sense key Not Ready Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed. Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08 Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda: Write Protect is off Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: unable to read partition table Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive. Nov 24 02:01:14 abonnema kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
Do you have any idea what's going on?
Guus. -- A.J. Bonnema, Leiden The Netherlands, user #328198 (Linux Counter)
