Question about USB-drives

[Erwin123]

Hi,

We use usbdrives for our backups.
They almost die more quickly then I can replace them.
Sometimes they last 6 months.
Yesterday one lasted an hour.

Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: scsi 186:0:0:0: Direct-Access SPCC PHD 1.08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware se ctors (500108 MB)
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware se ctors (500108 MB)
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sdc: sdc1
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
Jan 29 15:26:46 node4 kernel: sd 186:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Jan 29 15:30:18 node4 kernel: usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 64
Jan 29 15:30:19 node4 kernel: usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 65
Jan 29 15:30:19 node4 kernel: usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 29 15:30:19 node4 kernel: scsi187 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devi ces
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: scsi 187:0:0:0: Direct-Access SPCC PHD 1.08 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware se ctors (500108 MB)
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware se ctors (500108 MB)
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sdc: sdc1
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
Jan 29 15:30:24 node4 kernel: sd 187:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Jan 29 15:31:14 node4 kernel: usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 65
Jan 29 15:31:14 node4 kernel: usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 66
Jan 29 16:31:36 node4 kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1
Jan 29 16:31:36 node4 kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1

I take a new drive plug them in, and do "mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc1"
It starts to partition it etc and thats it.
Anything wrong with that method?

 

[slytay]

I recommend you to do SMART Test on your drive, because you have I/O errors.
" lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1"