I/O errors when trying to mount an iPod

I'm trying to mount the iPod special edition U2 on a Mandrake 10.1.
I do it this way:

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mount -t vfat /dev/sde1 /mnt/ipod

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and the only thing I keep getting is:

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mount: /dev/sde1: can't read superblock

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I had a look at /var/log/messages and I first see that my system detected properly the ipod:

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Jul 31 12:42:47 linux kernel: usb 3-3: new high speed USB device using address 5
Jul 31 12:42:47 linux kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jul 31 12:42:48 linux kernel:  Vendor: Apple    Model: iPod              Rev: 1.63
Jul 31 12:42:48 linux kernel:  Type:  Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: sde: Spinning up disk......ready
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: SCSI device sde: 39063024 512-byte hdwr sectors (20000 MB)
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: sde: Write Protect is off
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: sde: assuming drive cache: write through

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Then I get those I/O errrors:

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Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel:  /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0:end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 39063016
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 4882877
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 39063016
Jul 31 12:42:51 linux kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 4882877
Jul 31 12:43:19 linux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 63
Jul 31 12:43:19 linux kernel: FAT: unable to read boot sector

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Any suggestions about what I could try?

Thanks

First off, you should most likely be mountind /dev/sde2 instead of sde1, as the first partition is generally just a special data area used by the ipod.

Right, Actually, since I wasn't sure, I already tried both sde1 & sde2 with the same result.
But it's already good to know that it's the 2nd partition that has to be mounted..
Any other suggestions?

fsck it?

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fsck -r /dev/sda
fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
e2fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
fsck.ext2: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open /dev/sda
Could this be a zero-length partition?

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Hum... it's like if it doesn't see it??? But in /var/log/messages, it looks good :?

try fsck.vfat or fsck.msdos, or etc.

I don't have fsck.vat of .msdos in my system:

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# fsck -t vfat /dev/sda
fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
fsck: fsck.vfat: not found
fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.vfat for /dev/sda
# fsck -t msdos /dev/sda
fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
fsck: fsck.msdos: not found
fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.msdos for /dev/sda

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Do you think it would be worth it getting'em from the net?

I believe the package is msdosutils or something like that.

fsck /dev/sda1
fsck /dev/sda2

jeickal,

I had the same problem with my ipod mini, and the only fix I came up with that worked was a kernel tweak.

This info is from the gtkpod page (whether you're using gtkpod or not, as it applies to the mount only):

http://www.gtkpod.org/TROUBLESHOOTING

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When connecting an iPod via USB to a 2.6 kernel machine the iPod will
be recognized but not work correctly. In /var/log/messages you'll see
the a bunch of "Buffer I/O error on device sd?" when connecting the
iPod (Jonas Bergler, Kevin Venkiteswaran)

Solution (by "jeffmock"):

Disable CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION (File Systems -> Partition Types ->
Advanced Partition Selection -> EFI GUID Partition support) in your
kernel configuration, recompile.

Details can be found at
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...15#post1197015

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It's a bit of work, but it got mine mounted properly.