ls: reading directory .: Input/output error when copying data to new drive
I get this error when coping data to a new drive. It will backup about 20Gig, then the copy will stop and I can't access anything on the backup drive, even a simple ls returns this error:
ls: reading directory .: Input/output error That was on a brand new drive, I tried it with a second new drive, same error. What could be causing that? |
Is the new drive formatted, if so what filesystem and partitions? Have you checked how much free space is available before starting to copy? Try running
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df -h |
Yes, ext3, lots of space free:
/dev/hdd1 294G 19G 261G 7% /backup |
check the output of dmesg for (hopefully) more detail. I had
issues like that when we first got a MoBo with a brand-new nvidia chipset. Went away with a newer kernel. Cheers, Tink |
This is what dmesg is saying:
printk: 21 messages suppressed. Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 625137215 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 78142144 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 625137215 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 78142144 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 223 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 20 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 231 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 21 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 239 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 22 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 247 Buffer I/O error on device hdd1, logical block 23 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 255 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 263 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 271 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 279 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 287 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 295 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 303 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 311 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 625142272 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 625142272 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 32 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 40 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 48 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 56 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 12375 EXT3-fs error (device hdd1): ext3_find_entry: reading directory #2 offset 0 end_request: I/O error, dev hdd, sector 12375 EXT3-fs error (device hdd1): ext3_find_entry: reading directory #2 offset 0 |
This looks like a damaged disk drive, but it is quite odd that you would see the same error on two new drives. :confused:
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Im going to try a new drive, new kernel, new cable, and new power and sata port. |
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