rPi does not see new SDD

[Max_G]

I connected a brand new SSD to the rPi 2B.

this command:

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sudo ls -ltr /dev/sd*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Jun 16 17:05 /dev/sda

... obviously lists the new SSD as /dev/sda

However,

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sudo lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fd:3920 Initio Corporation
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

... will not show the sda device.

If I unplug it, sda is gone.

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fdisk -l

does not show sda either.

Out of interest, I plugged this SSD into a Windows 10 machine; it is visible, can be initialised and formatted.

Any ideas?

[edit: added code tags and corrected typos]

[RaTTuS]

how is it connected ?
what does

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sudo fdisk -l

#that is lowercase ell not one
show

[Max_G]

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fdisk -l | grep '/dev/'

returns:

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Disk /dev/ram0: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram1: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram2: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram3: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram4: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram5: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram6: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram7: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram8: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram9: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram10: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram11: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram12: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram13: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram14: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/ram15: 4 MiB, 4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 7.2 GiB, 7746879488 bytes, 15130624 sectors
/dev/mmcblk0p1        8192   137215   129024   63M  c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk0p2      137216 15130623 14993408  7.2G 83 Linux

... meaning, it can't see the SSD (sda)

[RaTTuS]

how is it connected ? [again]

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages
and plug the things in
what is it ? exactly - post urls to everything

[Max_G]

Sorry, I forgot that part:

... when unplugging:
Jun 16 19:56:10 rpiautomation kernel: [10681.313199] usb 1-1.5: USB disconnect, device number 5

... when plugging it in:
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.314850] usb 1-1.5: new high-speed USB device number 6 using dwc_otg
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.416464] usb 1-1.5: New USB device found, idVendor=13fd, idProduct=3920
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.416495] usb 1-1.5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.416511] usb 1-1.5: Product: External
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.416526] usb 1-1.5: Manufacturer: Generic
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.416542] usb 1-1.5: SerialNumber: 303030303030303030303030
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.419742] usb-storage 1-1.5:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Jun 16 19:56:32 rpiautomation kernel: [10703.422724] scsi host2: usb-storage 1-1.5:1.0
Jun 16 19:56:33 rpiautomation kernel: [10704.416210] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic External 0205 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
Jun 16 19:56:33 rpiautomation kernel: [10704.418183] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Jun 16 19:56:33 rpiautomation kernel: [10704.421309] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk


Only one USB device is connected to the rPi 2B is this Kingston 120GB SSDNow UV400 Solid State Drive 2.5" SATA3 SSD drive, running on: "Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"

[RaTTuS]

what is this usb HUB / adapter that you are using - post a URL to it

[Max_G]

Some Chinese thing:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251542305429 ... EBIDX%3AIT

Mind you, it works on windows (for all its worth)

[RaTTuS]

right we're getting to the nub of the problem here
it is a USB3 device there are reports of USB3 devices being problematic - go for a cheep USB2 one instead
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/USB-2-0- ... 64774.html [others are available] check ebay etc...

[Max_G]

Thank you for your input!
I have one of these coming soon:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281719288395 ... EBIDX%3AIT

I will revive this post once I have the alternative (USB2) connection!

[Max_G]

[*You were right on the money!!*]

Now I can see the drive... I remembered I had one of these multi-drive bays with their own 12V power source.

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Device         Boot  Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1        8192   137215   129024   63M  c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk0p2      137216 15130623 14993408  7.2G 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 111.8 GiB, 120034123776 bytes, 234441648 sectors
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: gpt
Disk identifier: 10D53B0C-9832-462C-A721-70F094B38E0B

Device      Start       End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sdb1      34    262177    262144   128M Microsoft reserved
/dev/sdb2  264192 234440703 234176512 111.7G Microsoft basic data

For completeness sake -- what /var/log/messages should show when a USB drive is connected (at least something like that)

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Jun 16 20:35:23 rpiautomation kernel: [13034.779023] usb 1-1.5: USB disconnect, device number 6
Jun 16 20:36:07 rpiautomation rsyslogd-2007: action 'action 17' suspended, next retry is Thu Jun 16 20:37:37 2016 [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2007 ]
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.758992] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.859790] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1a40, idProduct=0101
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.859819] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.859836] usb 1-1.3: Product: USB 2.0 Hub
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.861080] hub 1-1.3:1.0: USB hub found
Jun 16 20:36:48 rpiautomation kernel: [13119.861310] hub 1-1.3:1.0: 4 ports detected
Jun 16 20:36:55 rpiautomation kernel: [13126.899022] usb 1-1.3.3: new high-speed USB device number 8 using dwc_otg
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.180310] usb 1-1.3.3: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=1336
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.180340] usb 1-1.3.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.180357] usb 1-1.3.3: Product: Mass Storage Device
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.180373] usb 1-1.3.3: Manufacturer: Generic
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.180388] usb 1-1.3.3: SerialNumber: 00000000000006
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.181687] usb-storage 1-1.3.3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.186758] scsi host3: usb-storage 1-1.3.3:1.0
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.269026] usb 1-1.3.4: new high-speed USB device number 9 using dwc_otg
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.370425] usb 1-1.3.4: New USB device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=2352
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.370453] usb 1-1.3.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=10, Product=11, SerialNumber=3
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.370469] usb 1-1.3.4: Product: USB Mass Storage
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.370485] usb 1-1.3.4: Manufacturer: WANLONGXIN
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.370500] usb 1-1.3.4: SerialNumber: 000000000086
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.372275] usb-storage 1-1.3.4:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Jun 16 20:36:56 rpiautomation kernel: [13127.372815] scsi host4: usb-storage 1-1.3.4:1.0
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.180217] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Generic  Storage Device   0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.182251] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.186706] sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.370099] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     KINGSTON  SV300S37A120G        PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.371978] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.372741] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 234441648 512-byte logical blocks: (120 GB/112 GiB)
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.373441] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.374125] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.391824] GPT:Primary header thinks Alt. header is not at the end of the disk.
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.391857] GPT:234441646 != 234441647
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.391868] GPT:Alternate GPT header not at the end of the disk.
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.391879] GPT:234441646 != 234441647
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.391888] GPT: Use GNU Parted to correct GPT errors.
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.392008]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2
Jun 16 20:36:57 rpiautomation kernel: [13128.396226] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
Jun 16 20:37:01 rpiautomation org.gtk.Private.UDisks2VolumeMonitor[818]: index_parse.c:191: indx_parse(): error opening /media/pi/HDD/BDMV/index.bdmv
Jun 16 20:37:01 rpiautomation org.gtk.Private.UDisks2VolumeMonitor[818]: index_parse.c:191: indx_parse(): error opening /media/pi/HDD/BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv

Thank you again -- much appreciated.