[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2015-01-26 Thread kaefert
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1366538 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1366538 I'm suffering from the same problem on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Derivate Mint 17.1) on one notebook of mine with one usb3 disk of mine (other notebooks running also linux mint 17.1, or other disks: no problem) [

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-05 Thread Phillip Susi
Sure. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title: External USB hard drive format fails To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-05 Thread brad haack
I ran gparted from xubuntu 12.04 from a USB stick it worked fine. I also formatted this drive (actually 2 of them) from an IOS computer. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-05 Thread brad haack
After formatting under 12.04, I didn't try to use the disk under 14.04 in a plain ext* format... While running 12.04 I ran 'cryptsetup luksFormat', which ran successfully, I wrote a couple of files and read them. Then back in 14.04, similar to before, couldn't read the disk. I could mount

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-05 Thread Phillip Susi
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1366538 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1366538 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1366538 Synchronisation/close /dev/sdi: i/o error on target host -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-04 Thread Phillip Susi
Could you try with a 12.04 live cd? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title: External USB hard drive format fails To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-04 Thread brad haack
If it fits on a CD, I'll try it tomorrow. On 11/04/2014 01:49 PM, Phillip Susi wrote: Could you try with a 12.04 live cd? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title: External

Re: [Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-04 Thread brad haack
it looks like lubuntu will fit on a CD, will that help? On 11/04/2014 01:49 PM, Phillip Susi wrote: Could you try with a 12.04 live cd? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title:

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-03 Thread Martien
Please remove the Invalid status from this ticket, it seems to be a linux kernel issue. I reported my finding in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parted/+bug/1366538. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-03 Thread Phillip Susi
Brad, if you use 12.04, does the problem go away? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title: External USB hard drive format fails To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-11-03 Thread brad haack
I haven't tried it I don't have 12.04 installed anymore. On 11/03/2014 08:34 AM, Phillip Susi wrote: Brad, if you use 12.04, does the problem go away? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-10-24 Thread Phillip Susi
Yep, this is a hardware problem, not related to gparted. ** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368299 Title: External USB

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-09-29 Thread Ulisses Penna
My USB external drive works very well on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, but on Ubuntu 14.04 keeps saying: [ 1956.789909] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [ 1956.836450] sdb: sdb1 [ 1956.895541] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk [ 1957.253316]

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-09-11 Thread Curtis Gedak
Error messages such as: Error fsyncing/closing /dev/sdb: Remote I/O error Remote I/O error during write on /dev/sdb often imply a hardware problem. This can be as simple as a loose cable, all the way up to a failing hard drive. If the drive supports smart monitoring, you can use the

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-09-11 Thread brad haack
I get an unknown bridge error when running smartctl. gsmartcontrol fails this way: dt1:sudo gsmartcontrol (gsmartcontrol:6500): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of /home/brad/.config/ibus/bus is not root! warn [app] SmartctlParser::parse_section_info_property(): Unknown property Rotation Rate warn

[Bug 1368299] Re: External USB hard drive format fails

2014-09-11 Thread Curtis Gedak
Hmm... using sudo is how I would have run gsmartcontrol. It works on my computer with kubuntu 12.04. Perhaps this is a new problem with the latest xubuntu release? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.