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ext2fs_mkdir: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while creating root dir

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha # fdisk -l

...

...

Disk /dev/sdb: 31.6 GB, 31625052160 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30160 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x3e03a5b1



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1               1       30160    30883824   83  Linux

linux-dopx:/home/anisha #

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tempo/

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1,

       missing codepage or helper program, or other error

       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try

       dmesg | tail  or so



linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tempo/

mount: you must specify the filesystem type



linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mount /dev/sdb /mnt/tempo/

mount: you must specify the filesystem type

linux-dopx:/home/anisha #

Please guide.

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha # uname -a && cat /etc/issue

Linux linux-dopx 2.6.34-12-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-06-29 02:39:08 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Welcome to openSUSE 11.3 "Teal" - Kernel \r (\l).

I dont want to underestimate your knowledge, just want to ask if you used mke2fs to create the partition and format it?

I used this: mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb and then fdisk -a to add the partition table.

Scroll and see the RED code below:

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1

mke2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)

Filesystem label=

OS type: Linux

Block size=4096 (log=2)

Fragment size=4096 (log=2)

Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks

1933312 inodes, 7720956 blocks

386047 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user

First data block=0

Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296

236 block groups

32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group

8192 inodes per group

Superblock backups stored on blocks: 

        32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 

        4096000



Writing inode tables: done                            

ext2fs_mkdir: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while creating root dir

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha # fdisk -l



Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x12bb12ba



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sda1               1         523     4192256   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.

/dev/sda2   *         523        8355    62917632   83  Linux

/dev/sda4            8356       30401   177084495    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)

/dev/sda5            8356       10966    20972826   83  Linux

/dev/sda6           10967       30401   156111606   83  Linux



Disk /dev/sdb: 31.6 GB, 31625052160 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30160 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x3e03a5b1



   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1               1       30160    30883824   83  Linux



linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tempo/

mount: you must specify the filesystem type



linux-dopx:/home/anisha # mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tempo/

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1,

       missing codepage or helper program, or other error

       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try

       dmesg | tail  or so



linux-dopx:/home/anisha #

Format to ext3 failed, maybe see if there are hw errors with :
smartctl -a /dev/sdb

---------------------EDIT

Got it.

Code:

linux-dopx:/home/anisha/Desktop/makeFiles # smartctl -a /dev/sdb -d scsi

smartctl 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (openSUSE RPM)

Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net



Device: JetFlash Transcend 32GB   Version: 1.00

Device type: disk

Local Time is: Thu Dec 29 16:58:52 2011 IST

Device does not support SMART



Error Counter logging not supported

Device does not support Self Test logging



linux-dopx:/home/anisha/Desktop/makeFiles #

edited the above post.

Looks like a hw error to me. Have you tried to create some other filesystem, or do it on another computer/card reader?

No, but just looked up this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=837867
They too are saying that this is a hardware error.

Well, we've sent it for a replacement now. :(

Did this drive work with windows as well? What kind of errors did you see on windows? I know windows is bad at error reporting when it is actually needed, but still. Asking just for information as finding out hardware fault is with such devices is not very easy and sometimes you can never be sure if the hardware has failed.

Sorry, can't post any errors now, have already sent it for replacement.