Good time of the day, Kamaraju.
You wrote: > $smartctl -a /dev/sdb > smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [i686-linux-3.0.0-1-686-pae] (local > build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, > http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net > > /dev/sdb: Unknown USB bridge [0x059b:0x0571 (0x000)] > Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. > > Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary > > What device type should I specify? This is what I get from dmesg when > I connect the hard drive > > [123948.292055] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 11 using > ehci_hcd [123948.425272] usb 1-1: New USB device found, > idVendor=059b, idProduct=0571 [123948.425280] usb 1-1: New USB device > strings: Mfr=10, Product=11, SerialNumber=3 > [123948.425287] usb 1-1: Product: Iomega HDD > [123948.425292] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Iomega > [123948.425296] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 506000009854 > [123948.426280] scsi7 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0 > [123949.466729] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access ST950032 > 5AS PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS > [123949.493174] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 976773168 512-byte logical blocks: > (500 GB/465 GiB) > [123949.493931] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off > [123949.493936] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 28 00 00 00 > [123949.494673] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present > [123949.494679] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > [123949.497805] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present > [123949.497810] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > [123949.733091] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 sdb6 sdb7 sdb8 > > [123949.736964] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present > [123949.736969] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > [123949.736973] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk > > Also, sometimes when I try to mount the partition, I get > $pmount /dev/sdb7 > [124321.902673] FAT-fs (sdb7): bogus number of reserved sectors > [124321.918675] FAT-fs (sdb7): bogus number of reserved sectors > > I am sorry I am a bit naive when it comes to hard drive failures. Any > help I can get is appreciated. > > thanks > raju You will not be able to do so until You connect Your drive to computer directly - i.e. through PATA/SATA cable. Sthu. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/503f991b.046c980a.69f1.2...@mx.google.com