Debian Configuration :: HDD In External Docking Station Is Not Recognized Via USB

Jan 9, 2016

Recently (in 2015) our Debian systems started not to recognize HDDs connected via an external docking station.

On my computer I run: (uname -a)

* Linux violin 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1 (2015-04-24) x86_64 GNU/Linux
* If I connect to a flashdrive to the USB2 port, it is recognized as sd* (messages are also written to dmesg/syslog)
* If I connect the USB3 connector of the external docking station with an 1TB WD SATA docked, to this USB2 port (the external docking station has its own power supply, so I do not expect to have a problem with the current, the drive spins up and is spinning), there is nothing in the dmesg/syslog, and no new items under /dev/sd* or lsusb or similar tools.
* If I connect the same external docking station with the same disk via eSATA on a different computer it is recognized. That computer runs the same debian. If I connect through its USB2 port it does not work either.
* I also tried another docking station and USB cable.

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While using Debian Jessie with Gnome 3 and Nautilus file manager, my Startech HDD docking station will not auto mount and can only be mounted using commandline while in root. Previous GNU/Linux distros, such as Ubuntu 14.04, this device auto mounted without issue. All other devices, such as USB HDD, and USB pen drives, auto mount without any problems.

"Initailize Startech device with a 120GB 2.5" SATA HDD Fujitsu drive"

udev creates two block devices
Code: Select all      begins with:

      brw------- 1 root root 8, 64 Aug  6 10:11 /dev/sde
      brw------- 1 root root 8, 65 Aug  6 10:12 /dev/sde1

      changes to:

      brw------- 1 root root 8, 64 Aug  6 10:11 /dev/sde
      brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 65 Aug  6 10:12 /dev/sde1

dmesg produces the following results:

Code: Select all[  179.127724] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     FUJITSU  MHW2120BJ G2     0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
[  179.128513] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
[  179.129393] sd 6:0:0:0: [sde] 234441648 512-byte logical blocks: (120 GB/111 GiB)
[  179.130379] sd 6:0:0:0: [sde] Write Protect is off
[  179.130388] sd 6:0:0:0: [sde] Mode Sense: 28 00 00 00
[  179.131903] sd 6:0:0:0: [sde] No Caching mode page found

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lsusb:
Code: Select allBus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

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Code: Select all3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 (2015-08-04) x86_64 GNU/Linux

lsblk:
Code: Select allNAME                              MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINT
sda                                 8:0    0 149.1G  0 disk 
sdb                                 8:16   0 111.8G  0 disk 
sdc                                 8:32   0 298.1G  0 disk 
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  └─sdb5_crypt                    254:0    0 297.8G  0 crypt
    ├─mydebianhostname--vg-root   254:1    0  14.3G  0 lvm   /
    ├─mydebianhostname--vg-swap_1 254:2    0  11.5G  0 lvm   [SWAP]
    └─mydebianhostname--vg-home   254:3    0   267G  0 lvm   /home
sr0                                11:0    1    25M  0 rom

make-bcache -B /dev/sdc:
Code: Select allCan't open dev /dev/sdc: Device or resource busy

Must I "operate" on this drive via a live session or something.

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My fstab file

Code: Select all# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
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Code:
<6>[ 1.444939] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=5f06
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# fdisk sdc results in: Unable to open sdc
# dmesg | grep tail reports:
[48442.370779] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled error code
[48442.370793] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
code....

So how did partition deletion cause this issue, and how do I correct the problem? It is possible that my difficulties encrypting the first new drive are related (it's not my first time doing it successfully). It seems the problem is in the Kernel or configuration. I have invested many hours in forums and on google - tried dozens of possible fixes. I'm beginning to suspect system corruption or a bug, however all other system functions are working perfectly.

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