http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65349/how-to-interpret-badblocks-output
Sounds like it had a lot of writing errors. Thing is I'll not sure how to
deal with it while using NTFS
http://linux.bigresource.com/General-NTFS-marking-sectors-bad--aLwrEyk32.html
If you use ext3 or ext4 you can check for and mark bad blocks during format
with the -c option. mkfs.ext4 -c /dev/sdd1
On Nov 25, 2016 1:59 PM, "Michael" <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was wondering:
> The print out on the terminal reads:
>
> 1973729 done, 3:49:08 elapsed. (0/7649/0 errors)
>
> what does "(0/7649/0 errors)" mean?
>
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to run 'badblocks' but each time I run it get the same thing.
>>
>> $ sudo badblocks -b 4096 -c 98304 -p 0 -w -s /media/bmike1/NexStar
>> badblocks: invalid starting block (0): must be less than 0
>> .
>> .
>> .
>> I just googled the error and find:
>>
>> -Apparently this is Linux-speak for "This program needs the name of a
>> device file, and the programmer was too lazy to have it detect that you
>> supplied the name of the mount point instead".-
>>
>> How do I discover the device as opposed to the mount point?
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Brien Dieterle <briend@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Almost looks like bad sectors. Might want to try badblocks
>>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/badblocks
>>> Maybe try formatting it ext4
>>> Maybe try another USB port and cable
>>>
>>> On Nov 24, 2016 1:21 PM, "Michael" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I really appreciate the help.... It errored out though. Here is what
>>>> gparted reported:
>>>>
>>>> *Create Primary Partition #1 (ntfs, 232.88 GiB) on /dev/sdd* 00:00:37 (
>>>> ERROR )
>>>>
>>>> create empty partition 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *path: /dev/sdd1start: 2048end: 488396799size: 488394752 (232.88 GiB)*
>>>> clear old file system signatures in /dev/sdd1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>>
>>>> write 68.00 KiB of zeros at byte offset 0 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>> write 4.00 KiB of zeros at byte offset 67108864 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>> write 4.00 KiB of zeros at byte offset 250058108928 00:00:00 (
>>>> SUCCESS )
>>>> flush operating system cache of /dev/sdd 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>> set partition type on /dev/sdd1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
>>>>
>>>> *new partition type: ntfs*
>>>> create new ntfs file system 00:00:37 ( ERROR )
>>>>
>>>> *mkntfs -Q -v -L "NexStar" /dev/sdd1*
>>>>
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>>>> *Cluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes.Creating NTFS
>>>> volume structures.Creating root directory (mft record 5)Creating $MFT (mft
>>>> record 0)Creating $MFTMirr (mft record 1)Creating $LogFile (mft record
>>>> 2)Creating $AttrDef (mft record 4)Creating $Bitmap (mft record 6)Creating
>>>> $Boot (mft record 7)Creating backup boot sector.Creating $Volume (mft
>>>> record 3)Creating $BadClus (mft record 8)Creating $Secure (mft record
>>>> 9)Creating $UpCase (mft record 0xa)Creating $Extend (mft record 11)Creating
>>>> system file (mft record 0xc)Creating system file (mft record 0xd)Creating
>>>> system file (mft record 0xe)Creating system file (mft record 0xf)Creating
>>>> $Quota (mft record 24)Creating $ObjId (mft record 25)Creating $Reparse (mft
>>>> record 26)Syncing root directory index record.Syncing $Bitmap.Syncing
>>>> $MFT.Updating $MFTMirr.Syncing device.*
>>>>
>>>> *Failed to sync device /dev/sdd1: Input/output errorSyncing device.
>>>> FAILED*
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Get gparted and use it to take a look. Lots of USB drives have some
>>>>> wonky trick they use.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 24, 2016 12:04 PM, "Michael" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I got a problem. This new drive won't format. Linux saw it when I
>>>>>> first plugged it in. I then tried copying some files to it which resulted
>>>>>> in an error appearing after 5-10 minutes telling me to open windows and run
>>>>>> 'chkdsk \f' on the device. Then I plugged it into windows10 and couldn't
>>>>>> figure out how to open a terminal so I decided to format it. But it
>>>>>> wouldn't format. When I attempt to it flashes twice a second for a little
>>>>>> then a long flash then again quickly. So I figured I would attempt the
>>>>>> format with Linux but Linux doesn't see the drive now so no formatting with
>>>>>> it. Can someone help?
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