ls outputs message "I/O error".

stf92 · 06-15-2015, 06:29 PM

Hi: when listing a directory in an NTFS partition I got this:

Code:

bill@server:/win7/Users$ ls -lR
./Usuario/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5/0S0UP100:
total 4
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 3191 May 30 18:42 dnserror[1]*

./Usuario/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5/M3XB6J8L:
total 4
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1669 Jun 10 20:05 httpErrorPagesScripts[1]*

./Usuario/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5/NMO21USB:
/bin/ls: cannot access ./Usuario/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5/NMO21USB/M19[1].jpg: Input/output error
total 0
-????????? ? ? ? ?            ? M19[1].jpg
bill@server:/win7/Users$

What does 'Input/output error' mean? A faulty hard disk? Or some other faulty peripheral?

veerain · 06-16-2015, 01:41 AM

Which ntfs driver you are using? (Plain kernel one or ntfs-3g)

Check your hard disk for bad sectors (badblocks program).

Check your hard disk SMART status using 'smartctl'.

Check the output of 'dmesg' command.