USB flash dying?

[superloopy1]

Not having much luck today it seems .....

 

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Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244103
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244255
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244415
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244455
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244743
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244807
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244831
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244919
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244935
Feb  7 21:24:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244943
Feb  7 21:24:59 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243399
Feb  7 21:24:59 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243591
Feb  7 21:25:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243783

 

sda IS my flash drive, I have a backup but looking at the 'help' it advises checkdisk in an attempt to keep it alive. I'm not going that route, new flash drive will be here

tomorrow and i'd like to know what's the easiest and quickest way to get back up and running? As i have a good copy of existing flash details what's needed? Obviously my new guid will need to be associated with my keyfile but is that a LT function or can i do something my end to speed things up a bit?

 

Thanks!

Edited February 7, 2020 by superloopy1

[jpowell8672]

1 hour ago, superloopy1 said:

Not having much luck today it seems .....

 

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Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244103
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244255
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244415
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244455
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244743
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244807
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244831
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244919
Feb  7 21:24:53 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244935
Feb  7 21:24:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 244943
Feb  7 21:24:59 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243399
Feb  7 21:24:59 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243591
Feb  7 21:25:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sda, sector 243783

 

sda IS my flash drive, I have a backup but looking at the 'help' it advises checkdisk in an attempt to keep it alive. I'm not going that route, new flash drive will be here

tomorrow and i'd like to know what's the easiest and quickest way to get back up and running? As i have a good copy of existing flash details what's needed? Obviously my new guid will need to be associated with my keyfile but is that a LT function or can i do something my end to speed things up a bit?

 

Thanks!

 

https://wiki.unraid.net/UnRAID_6/Changing_The_Flash_Device

[superloopy1]

15 hours ago, jpowell8672 said:

 

https://wiki.unraid.net/UnRAID_6/Changing_The_Flash_Device

Thanks, yes that will do just fine.

 

But ... what i've noticed looking back on old syslogs and, proven again today, is that these errors

Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244103
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244159
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244255
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244263
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244415
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244455
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244463
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244807
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244831
Feb  8 13:35:54 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 244847
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 240095
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 240111
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 240143
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 240151
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 243383
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 243391
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 243591
Feb  8 13:36:00 xtower kernel: print_req_error: critical medium error, dev sdb, sector 243783

are being generated ONLY when a flash backup is performed. Is this significant or not? I have checked the flash drive and it's not giving any errors at all.

 

I checked the disk using scandisk and its aok, then generated a flash backup and the above errors are in the log again.  Any other way of testing the usb stick? Is it possible to just move the files off, reformat (using usb creator?) and then copy back again?

 

Edited February 8, 2020 by superloopy1