[tlug] buffer i/o error on usb dev

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

I had a power outage while downloading to an external usb drive which 
was formatted fat32. After this I had problems with file access on the 
drive. After reformatting it, it apparently works OK in Windows, but 
Linux (Debian testing 2.6.18-4) won't have anything to do with it.

During bootup:

buffer I/O error on device sdb logical block 29305205

...and won't go any further till I unplug it. If I plug it back in after 
bootup, Linux won't recognize the drive.

I spend most of the evening trying various diagnostic tools in both 
Windows and Linux, reformatting alternately as ntfs and fat32 (both 
quick and slow format), but haven't hit on a solution.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Chuck

www.acmuller.net