Dodgy usb disks
by business_kid from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6Q5TN)
I've a few dodgy usb disks here, and I'm asking a question because it's 'dija vue' for me - I've seen this before. Two of them died the same day here. Symptoms are:
[27862.967599] usb 4-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=1666, bcdDevice= 1.10
[27862.967606] usb 4-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[27862.967610] usb 4-3: Product: DataTraveler 3.0
[27862.967613] usb 4-3: Manufacturer: Kingston
[27862.967616] usb 4-3: SerialNumber: E0D55E6CE79AB720F84E022E
[27862.968603] usb-storage 4-3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[27862.968915] scsi host7: usb-storage 4-3:1.0
[27864.024819] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[27864.188145] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] 60530688 512-byte logical blocks: (31.0 GB/28.9 GiB)
[27864.188640] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[27864.188647] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
[27864.188914] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[27864.192465] sdc: sdc1 sdc2
[27864.192625] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
[27864.335143] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[27864.335619] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[27864.336451] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991AThere's a Current iso on that, but I couldn't install from it. I did dd 5G of zeroes to it, but that didn't help. The partition with data (first one) is mounted under /run/media/my_user/ automagically.
Any suggestions, like a better dvd burning option that makes the usb drive last longer?
- Because I have been loading them with dd, there's no partition table, or partitions. They are just /dev/sdX, unless the iso is partitioned.
- They work fine as data disks under linux.
- Used mainly for bootable images, for which I use dd.
- After some time, they refuse to boot in a bios-only system or don't come up in the boot menu of a UEFI system.
- In M$ windows file explorer, you get their 'new device found' jingle as I put one into the usb port, but no device or notice appears. It doesn't even ask for a driver. Normally it adds a usb disk, assigns it a drive letter, etc. I do get the 'plugged out' type jingle when I pull them.
[27862.967599] usb 4-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=1666, bcdDevice= 1.10
[27862.967606] usb 4-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[27862.967610] usb 4-3: Product: DataTraveler 3.0
[27862.967613] usb 4-3: Manufacturer: Kingston
[27862.967616] usb 4-3: SerialNumber: E0D55E6CE79AB720F84E022E
[27862.968603] usb-storage 4-3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[27862.968915] scsi host7: usb-storage 4-3:1.0
[27864.024819] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[27864.188145] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] 60530688 512-byte logical blocks: (31.0 GB/28.9 GiB)
[27864.188640] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[27864.188647] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
[27864.188914] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[27864.192465] sdc: sdc1 sdc2
[27864.192625] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
[27864.335143] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[27864.335619] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[27864.336451] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991AThere's a Current iso on that, but I couldn't install from it. I did dd 5G of zeroes to it, but that didn't help. The partition with data (first one) is mounted under /run/media/my_user/ automagically.
Any suggestions, like a better dvd burning option that makes the usb drive last longer?