Can't seem to turn off write caching.
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -I /dev/sdc1
/dev/sdc1:
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: ��+@�Z#��C����`@�������`�O�@�_�@��=�����
Serial Number: i`�ih���I@�k= �l��
Firmware Revision: ����퉠
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Media Manufacturer: ���Š����`���
Transport: Parallel; Revision: 0xf4bb
Standards:
Used: unknown (minor revision code 0xf35e)
Supported: 12 10
Likely used: 12
Configuration:
CHS addressing not supported
LBA user addressable sectors: 4085503040
Logical Sector size: 3431065366 bytes
Physical Sector size: 3431065366 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 13368250701391 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 14017626847461 MBytes (14017626847 GB)
cache/buffer size = unknown
Nominal Media Rotation Rate: 62291
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(may be)(cannot be disabled)
Queue depth: 13
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 129 Current = 94
Recommended acoustic management value: 68, current value: 32
DMA: *mdma0 *mdma1 mdma3 *mdma4 *mdma5 *mdma6 *mdma7 (?)
Cycle time: min=62312ns recommended=57024ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2
Cycle time: no flow control=62367ns IORDY flow control=41600ns
* reserved 69[2]
* reserved 69[3]
* reserved 69[4]
* reserved 69[6]
* DOWNLOAD MICROCODE DMA command
* SET MAX SETPASSWORD/UNLOCK DMA commands
* DEVICE CONFIGURATION SET/IDENTIFY DMA commands
* Long physical sector diagnostics
* CFast specification support
* Data Set Management TRIM supported (limit 62355 blocks)
* Deterministic read ZEROs after TRIM
Removable Media Status Notification feature set supported
Security:
Master password revision code = 34944
not supported
not enabled
not locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
supported: enhanced erase
Integrity word not set (found 0xf371, expected 0x88a5)
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Device Sleep:
DEVSLP Exit Timeout (DETO): 20 ms (default)
Minimum DEVSLP Assertion Time (MDAT): 10 ms (default)
~
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -W /dev/sdc1
/dev/sdc1:
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
write-caching = not supported
~
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -W0 /dev/sdc1
/dev/sdc1:
setting drive write-caching to 0 (off)
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
write-caching = not supported
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -W /dev/sdc1
/dev/sdc1:
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
write-caching = 1 (on)
~
I also tried with /dev/sdc,
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -W0 /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
setting drive write-caching to 0 (off)
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
write-caching = 0 (off)
~
dt1:sudo hdparm -W /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 20 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
write-caching = 1 (on)
~
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Title:
Synchronisation/close /dev/sdX: i/o error on target host
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Status in linux source package in Utopic:
Triaged
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
Triaged
Bug description:
Ubuntu 14.04.1 x86-64
wanting to unmout a pata drive (usb attached), I get this (title) "Warning
from libparted" when gparted launches.
Same issue with another pc x86-64
Errors retries then ignore, shred /dev/sdi fails:
shred: /dev/sdi : pass 1/2 (random)…
shred: /dev/sdi : pass 1/2 (random)…231MiB/94GiB 0 %
shred: /dev/sdi : failure of fdatasync: i/o error on target host
I reached to shred the drive from a 12.04.4 i386 pc with no error.
Sep 7 15:07:08 nux kernel: [261448.072475] usb 5-1: new high-speed USB
device number 10 using xhci_hcd
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.202999] usb 5-1: New USB device found,
idVendor=04cf, idProduct=8818
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.203008] usb 5-1: New USB device strings:
Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.203013] usb 5-1: Product: USB Mass
Storage Device
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.203018] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: Myson
Century, Inc.
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.205463] usb-storage 5-1:1.0: USB Mass
Storage device detected
Sep 7 15:07:09 nux kernel: [261448.205673] scsi20 : usb-storage 5-1:1.0
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.206849] scsi 20:0:0:0: Direct-Access
HTS72101 0G9AT00 MCZO PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.207763] sd 20:0:0:0: Attached scsi
generic sg7 type 0
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.207901] sd 20:0:0:0: [sdi] 195371568
512-byte logical blocks: (100 GB/93.1 GiB)
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.208068] sd 20:0:0:0: [sdi] Write Protect
is off
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.208074] sd 20:0:0:0: [sdi] Mode Sense: 00
14 00 00
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.208280] sd 20:0:0:0: [sdi] Write cache:
enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.555232] sdi: unknown partition table
Sep 7 15:07:10 nux kernel: [261449.555926] sd 20:0:0:0: [sdi] Attached SCSI
disk
Sep 7 15:07:43 nux kernel: [261482.219026] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
Sep 7 15:07:52 nux kernel: [261492.015180] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
Sep 7 15:07:55 nux kernel: [261494.261159] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
Sep 7 15:16:23 nux kernel: [262003.027005] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
Sep 7 15:16:35 nux kernel: [262014.215352] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
Sep 7 15:16:35 nux kernel: [262014.859651] end_request: critical target
error, dev sdi, sector 0
[EDIT:
Once shreded, no error on the i386, but still same error on the 2 x86-64]
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