Failed to read extended partition table (offset=xxx): Invalid argument
by cyber.scientist from LinuxQuestions.org on (#57J37)
Hi,
I am trying to mount an old hard drive, the HDD is connected via USB.
Usually they mount automatically however, with this one it refuses to mount.
This is the output for fdisk.
Any help will be appreciated.
Code:sudo fdisk -l -u /dev/sdb
Failed to read extended partition table (offset=539080702): Invalid argument
Disk /dev/sdb: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 122096646 sectors
Disk model: 00BPVT-22HXZT3
Units: sectors of 1 * 4096 = 4096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xda81b32c
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 29277975 29275928 111.7G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sdb2 * 37750784 37955583 204800 800M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb3 37955584 539078655 501123072 1.9T 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb4 539080702 976771071 437690370 1.6T 5 Extended
I am trying to mount an old hard drive, the HDD is connected via USB.
Usually they mount automatically however, with this one it refuses to mount.
This is the output for fdisk.
Any help will be appreciated.
Code:sudo fdisk -l -u /dev/sdb
Failed to read extended partition table (offset=539080702): Invalid argument
Disk /dev/sdb: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 122096646 sectors
Disk model: 00BPVT-22HXZT3
Units: sectors of 1 * 4096 = 4096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xda81b32c
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 29277975 29275928 111.7G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sdb2 * 37750784 37955583 204800 800M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb3 37955584 539078655 501123072 1.9T 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb4 539080702 976771071 437690370 1.6T 5 Extended