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Leo: Updated with link to the other page about the same issue

2021-12-30T02:04:34Z

Updated with link to the other page about the same issue

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	It looks like the disk shrank by one block? The disk doesn't appear to be very healthy either since running fsck causes a bunch of <code>blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sda</code> messages.		It looks like the disk shrank by one block? The disk doesn't appear to be very healthy either since running fsck causes a bunch of <code>blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sda</code> messages.

	'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently. This appears to be a common issue with using USB SATA adapters.		'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently. This appears to be a common issue with using USB SATA adapters. See: [[USB External Hard Disks Appear Smaller]]

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Leo at 00:54, 30 December 2021

2021-12-30T00:54:12Z

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	Some notes on issues with disks.		Some notes on issues with disks.

	== Troubleshooting ==		==Troubleshooting==

	=== bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device ===		===bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device===
	When trying to mount a ext4 partition on an old disk via a USB SATA adapter, it fails:		When trying to mount a ext4 partition on an old disk via a USB SATA adapter, it fails:
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	It looks like the disk shrank by one block? The disk doesn't appear to be very healthy either since running fsck causes a bunch of <code>blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sda</code> messages.		It looks like the disk shrank by one block? The disk doesn't appear to be very healthy either since running fsck causes a bunch of <code>blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sda</code> messages.

	'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently?		'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently. This appears to be a common issue with using USB SATA adapters.

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2021-12-30T00:52:53Z

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	'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently?		'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently?

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Leo: Created page with "Some notes on issues with disks. == Troubleshooting == === bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device === When trying to mount a ext4 partition on an old disk via a US..."

2020-11-29T21:17:45Z

Created page with "Some notes on issues with disks. == Troubleshooting == === bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device === When trying to mount a ext4 partition on an old disk via a US..."

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Some notes on issues with disks.

== Troubleshooting ==

=== bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device ===
When trying to mount a ext4 partition on an old disk via a USB SATA adapter, it fails:
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| code = # mount -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda
mount: /mnt/sda: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
| lang = terminal
}}
<code>dmesg</code> shows a bit more information:
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| code = [Sun Nov 29 21:00:58 2020] EXT4-fs (sda1): bad geometry: block count 488378390 exceeds size of device (488378389 blocks)
[Sun Nov 29 21:01:20 2020] EXT4-fs (sda1): bad geometry: block count 488378390 exceeds size of device (488378389 blocks)
| lang = text
}}
It looks like the disk shrank by one block? The disk doesn't appear to be very healthy either since running fsck causes a bunch of <code>blk_update_request: critical medium error, dev sda</code> messages.

'''Fix:''' I could mount the disk when using a real SATA controller. Somehow, the USB SATA adapter which I pulled from an external hard drive shows the disk differently?