1 (edited by New_World_Man 2018-11-02 16:08:57)

Topic: [SOLVED] 2TB flash drive format issue?

Tried BTRFS, ext2/3/4, NTFS. BTRFS works fine-others show error on partition unless formatted in terminal with no options (ex. mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1 )
No issue with external hard drive same size.

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Re: [SOLVED] 2TB flash drive format issue?

Please post the exact error message.

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No actual message-when refreshed (no matter how menny times) error icon next to partition and will not mount.

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The error icon gives an error message. You can usually read it by the mouse.

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***

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O.O. - Just re-tried it to get it all.  Ext2 and ext3 seem to just loop endlessly if done compleately with GParted.

ext4 report:

<i>Filesystem volume name:   <none>
Last mounted on:          <not available>
Filesystem UUID:          d2250efd-db22-42d4-bbc7-58ab78b43b3a
Filesystem magic number:  0xEF53
Filesystem revision #:    1 (dynamic)
Filesystem features:      has_journal ext_attr resize_inode dir_index filetype extent flex_bg sparse_super large_file huge_file dir_nlink extra_isize metadata_csum
Filesystem flags:         signed_directory_hash
Default mount options:    user_xattr acl
Filesystem state:         clean
Errors behavior:          Continue
Filesystem OS type:       Linux
Inode count:              128000000
Block count:              511999744
Reserved block count:     25599987
Free blocks:              503686868
Free inodes:              127999989
First block:              0
Block size:               4096
Fragment size:            4096
Reserved GDT blocks:      901
Blocks per group:         32768
Fragments per group:      32768
Inodes per group:         8192
Inode blocks per group:   512
Flex block group size:    16
Filesystem created:       Wed Oct 31 15:42:45 2018
Last mount time:          n/a
Last write time:          Wed Oct 31 15:42:45 2018
Mount count:              0
Maximum mount count:      -1
Last checked:             Wed Oct 31 15:42:45 2018
Check interval:           0 (<none>)
Lifetime writes:          1032 MB
Reserved blocks uid:      0 (user root)
Reserved blocks gid:      0 (group root)
First inode:              11
Inode size:              256
Required extra isize:     32
Desired extra isize:      32
Journal inode:            8
Default directory hash:   half_md4
Directory Hash Seed:      9e4b0de0-d3bf-4705-af26-c74c2da1ebda
Journal backup:           inode blocks
Checksum type:            crc32c
Checksum:                 0xe5018725</i>

<i>dumpe2fs 1.44.4 (18-Aug-2018)
dumpe2fs: Corrupt extent header while reading journal super block</i>

<i>Unable to read the contents of this file system!
Because of this some operations may be unavailable.
The cause might be a missing software package.
The following list of software packages is required for ext4 file system support:  e2fsprogs v1.41+.</i>




ntfs report:

ntfs_mst_post_read_fixup_warn: magic: 0x00000000  size: 1024   usa_ofs: 0  usa_count: 0: Invalid argument
ntfs_mst_post_read_fixup_warn: magic: 0x00000000  size: 1024   usa_ofs: 0  usa_count: 0: Invalid argument
ntfs_mst_post_read_fixup_warn: magic: 0x00000000  size: 1024   usa_ofs: 0  usa_count: 0: Invalid argument
ntfs_mst_post_read_fixup_warn: magic: 0x00000000  size: 1024   usa_ofs: 0  usa_count: 0: Invalid argument
$MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error
NTFS is inconsistent. Run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot it TWICE!
The usage of the /f parameter is very IMPORTANT! No modification was
made to NTFS by this software.

Unable to read the contents of this file system!
Because of this some operations may be unavailable.
The cause might be a missing software package.
The following list of software packages is required for ntfs file system support:  ntfs-3g / ntfsprogs.



Again, done through a terminal with no options, they all format fine, with no problem at all - makes no sence to me...

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It seems that GParted couldn't access the packages needed (e2fsprogs and ntfsprogs). Perhaps your versions aren't compatible with the GParted version you used.
For these cases, it is perhaps easier to use the GParted live (cd or usb). It boots its own operating system and contains all compatible software pieces needed.

Other issues:
"Input/output error" message is often related to hardware problems like bad or dying hard drive, bad connectors or cables.

"NTFS is inconsistent. Run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot it TWICE!
The usage of the /f parameter is very IMPORTANT! No modification was
made to NTFS by this software."
This usually appears in cases the system didn't shut down properly before GParted tries to access.

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***

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Umm - that was from a live boot...

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This is the error that the ext4 file system tools are reporting back to GParted, which is causing the error icon to be displayed after formatting the parition as EXT4.

dumpe2fs 1.44.4 (18-Aug-2018)
dumpe2fs: Corrupt extent header while reading journal super block

This is the failure when trying to mount the NTFS.

Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error

It is all pointing to hardware errors.

For further confirmation optionally try the following.  (Make sure you confirm the device name as it overwrites all data in the specified partition.)  Assuming partition sdb1 fills the 2TB drive this will take many hours.
1.  Boot GParted Live CD.
2.  Open a terminal and run this command to watch messages from the kernel.

sudo dmesg -w

3.  Open a second terminal and run this command write zeros to the partition obliterating any data.

sudo dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M of=/dev/sdb1

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2TB flash drive is a big and expensive thing.  I've just seen this Youtube video which I hope isn't relevant, but might be.
Testing A *FAKE* 2TB USB Flash Memory Stick (SCAM from Wish.com)

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As an example here is a genuine 2TB flash drive from Amazon.com.  Price $1,249.22 on Thursday 1st November, 2018.
Kingston Digital 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT USB 3.1/3.0 300MB/s R, 200MB/S Flash Drive (DTUGT/2TB)

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Have not run the tests yet - but some how thought from the start something wrong with the drive despite the fact I just got it (yep - from wish.com)
Either way still don't get why then creating filesystem from terminal would at least seem to work but...

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mfleetwo wrote:

2TB flash drive is a big and expensive thing.  I've just seen this Youtube video which I hope isn't relevant, but might be.
Testing A *FAKE* 2TB USB Flash Memory Stick (SCAM from Wish.com)

That's it! - Thank you, that was driving me crazy!
Same package as in the video, just a slightly differant case.
This one actually held 1gb before overwriting things.