usb disk is nt recognized on debian lenny

[sorcerer]

On my Debian Lenny installation, I plug in any usb flash disk and it is recognized. I can access the device with fdisk and mount it.

But, my USD IDE hdd is not recognized. Below are the logs from messages file.

I don't have a problem on this disk because it gets recognized on a different server with CentOS.

The Centos server has 2.6.18 kernel and the Debian server has 2.6.24 kernel.

How can I make the device get recognized on my Debian Lenny server ?

/var/log/messages:

May 4 16:14:00 router kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
May 4 16:14:00 router kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
May 4 16:14:00 router kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
May 4 16:14:05 router kernel: scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access WDC WD80 0UE-00HCT0 09.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
May 4 16:14:05 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors (80026 MB)
May 4 16:14:05 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
May 4 16:14:05 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors (80026 MB)
May 4 16:14:05 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:0f.4: remove, state 1
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: usb usb2: USB disconnect, address 1
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: printk: 8 messages suppressed.
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: Dev sda: unable to read RDB block 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 24
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:15 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 24
May 4 16:14:16 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
May 4 16:14:16 router kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
May 4 16:14:16 router kernel: unable to read partition table
May 4 16:14:16 router kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
May 4 16:14:16 router kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:0f.4: USB bus 2 deregistered

[Green420thumB]

Is it listed in your fstab?

something like this:
/dev/sdb1 /data1 ntfs rw,user,noauto 0 0

with correct file system etc.

[sorcerer]

I am not trying to mount it because when I try to reach it with "fdisk" , I can't.
While on the other system (CentOS) I can reach the partition table and change it.

[sorcerer]

any ideas ?

[Absent Minded]

Have you tried seeing if it is availible using gparted?

[sorcerer]

I don't have it installed, I can install and try.
But I don't understand what will it help.
The system does not read the partition table as it says in the logs.

[Absent Minded]

What is it formated with? Do you have the suppport installed for it's partition type?

[didi]

Is it an NTFS drive? If so, do you have ntfs-3g package installed?

[sorcerer]

guys,

The drive's filesystem is not important at the moment.
I don't want to mount it. I just want to reach it with fdisk so that I will be able to partition it.
My problem is reaching the disk partition table, not mounting it.

[mikekgr]

Dear sorcerer,
I am not expert on this field but try to see what is possible wrong with this USB HDD by running testdisk as root (if you don't have just ask apt-get install testdisk)

Best Regards,
Mike Kranidis

P.S. If it is possible try different IDE-to-USB case, this might be the root of problem

[davidgurvich]

There might not be enough power from the usb port on the lenny server. Does the hd have an external power supply option?

[sorcerer]

I assume the usb port has enough power because I can feel the disks turning.
But I will try the external power as suggested.

I will also try the testdisk suggestion.

Thanks

[sorcerer]

my friend advised to remove the ehci_hcd module.
now without this module I can access the usb hdd.
ohci_hcd module is used.

now is it connected at usb1.1 or usb2.0 ?