toby@pop-os:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog # Insert Monolith, a 1 TB USB stick, into Larry. Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.135343] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=04d2, bcdDevice= 1.00 Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.135351] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.135354] usb 3-1: Product: UDisk Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.135356] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: General Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.135358] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: Љ Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.136877] usb-storage 3-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os kernel: [21187.137308] scsi host0: usb-storage 3-1:1.0 Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1" Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 8 was not an MTP device Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1" Jan 22 16:36:30 pop-os mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 8 was not an MTP device Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.151726] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access General UDisk 5.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.152499] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.153381] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 2048000000 512-byte logical blocks: (1.05 TB/977 GiB) Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.153637] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.153643] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08 Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.153821] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.153828] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.156770] sda: sda1 Jan 22 16:36:31 pop-os kernel: [21188.157425] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk toby@pop-os:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda [sudo] password for toby: Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.37.2). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command. Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 976.56 GiB, 1048576000000 bytes, 2048000000 sectors Disk model: UDisk Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0xfa2cb833 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 32 2047999999 2047999968 976.6G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT Command (m for help): q(uit) sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda1 toby@pop-os:~$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 1 976.6G 0 disk - sda1 8:1 1 976.6G 0 part nvme0n1 259:0 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi - nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 4G 0 part /recovery - nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 457.3G 0 part / - nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 4G 0 part - cryptswap 253:0 0 4G 0 crypt [SWAP] nvme1n1 259:5 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme1n1p1 259:6 0 465.8G 0 part 16:52 # Remove USB drive 17:13 # Insert Monolith toby@pop-os:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep sda Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.677697] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 2048000000 512-byte logical blocks: (1.05 TB/977 GiB) Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.677998] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.678000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08 Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.678178] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.678179] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.679940] sda: sda1 Jan 22 17:12:55 pop-os kernel: [23372.680195] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk toby@pop-os:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda [sudo] password for toby: Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.37.2). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command. Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 976.56 GiB, 1048576000000 bytes, 2048000000 sectors Disk model: UDisk Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0xfa2cb833 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 32 2047999999 2047999968 976.6G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT Command (m for help): d 1 Selected partition 1 Partition 1 has been deleted. Command (m for help): n Partition type p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free) e extended (container for logical partitions) Select (default p): p Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1 First sector (2048-2047999999, default 2048): Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-2047999999, default 2047999999): Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 976.6 GiB. Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 976.56 GiB, 1048576000000 bytes, 2048000000 sectors Disk model: UDisk Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0xfa2cb833 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 2048 2047999999 2047997952 976.6G 83 Linux Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered. Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks. toby@pop-os:~$ sudo mkfs.ext4 -L monolith /dev/sda1 toby@pop-os:~$ sudo mkfs.ext4 -L monolith /dev/sda1 mke2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021) Creating filesystem with 255999744 4k blocks and 64004096 inodes Filesystem UUID: 958cec10-1989-48fb-b6b7-de64dd6a1c7d Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968, 102400000, 214990848 Allocating group tables: done Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (262144 blocks): Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done toby@pop-os:~$ mount | grep sda # nothing toby@pop-os:~$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 1 976.6G 0 disk - sda1 8:1 1 976.6G 0 part nvme0n1 259:0 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi - nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 4G 0 part /recovery - nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 457.3G 0 part / - nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 4G 0 part -- cryptswap 253:0 0 4G 0 crypt [SWAP] nvme1n1 259:5 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme1n1p1 259:6 0 465.8G 0 part toby@pop-os:~$ ls -l /dev/sd* brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Jan 22 21:35 /dev/sda # I lost a round of notes during a reboot. # Ran fsck, fixed a bunch of stuff, still no joy. # Power cycle # Same error when attemping to open monolith from file browser. toby@pop-os:~/personal$ sudo fsck -y /dev/sda1 fsck from util-linux 2.37.2 e2fsck 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021) fsck.ext2: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/sda1 Possibly non-existent device? toby@pop-os:~/personal$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:0 1 0B 0 disk nvme0n1 259:0 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi - nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 4G 0 part /recovery - nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 457.3G 0 part / - nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 4G 0 part -- cryptswap 253:0 0 4G 0 crypt [SWAP] nvme1n1 259:5 0 465.8G 0 disk - nvme1n1p1 259:6 0 465.8G 0 part toby@pop-os:~/personal$ ls -l /dev/sd* brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Jan 22 22:21 /dev/sda toby@pop-os:~/personal$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.37.2). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command. fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: No medium found # Remove monolith # Insert monolith Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.470302] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.619877] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=04d2, bcdDevice= 1.00 Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.619895] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.619901] usb 3-1: Product: UDisk Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.619906] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: General Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.619910] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: Љ Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1" Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.622607] usb-storage 3-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os kernel: [ 869.623549] scsi host0: usb-storage 3-1:1.0 Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 6 was not an MTP device Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1" Jan 22 22:33:13 pop-os mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 6 was not an MTP device Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.631708] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access General UDisk 5.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.632783] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.633624] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 2048000000 512-byte logical blocks: (1.05 TB/977 GiB) Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.633994] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.634005] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08 Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.634298] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.634310] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.638097] sda: sda1 Jan 22 22:33:14 pop-os kernel: [ 870.638508] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk Jan 22 22:33:15 pop-os kernel: [ 871.508922] EXT4-fs error (device sda1): ext4_find_extent:927: inode #8: comm pool-udisksd: pblk 127959039 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0) Jan 22 22:33:15 pop-os kernel: [ 871.509509] EXT4-fs (sda1): Remounting filesystem read-only Jan 22 22:33:15 pop-os kernel: [ 871.509530] jbd2_journal_init_inode: Cannot locate journal superblock Jan 22 22:33:15 pop-os kernel: [ 871.509536] EXT4-fs (sda1): Could not load journal inode Jan 22 22:33:15 pop-os gnome-shell[1837]: Unable to mount volume monolith: Gio.IOErrorEnum: Error mounting /dev/sda1 at /media/toby/monolith: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error # Open file browser # right click on "monolith" # format # name: monolith # erase: yes # internal disk for linux (Ext4) 22:39 # erasing 17 hours 42 minutes remaining 10:49 # 10 hours 15 minutes remaining # terminate format Jan 23 10:49:01 pop-os udisksd[729]: Error erasing device: Job was canceled toby@pop-os:~/personal$ mount | grep sd'a|b' # nothing