My USB stick got corrupted. I am not even able to format it as it is not found properly by my OS (Ubuntu 16.04).
What I tried:
It is found by neither fdisk -l, lsblk nor gparted.
It is shown by lsusb:
> lsusb | grep Kingston
Bus 004 Device 016: ID 0951:16a2 Kingston Technology
Logs from dmesg after plugging the stick in:
>dmesg | tail -n 11
[55597.440104] usb 4-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 16 using xhci_hcd
[55597.466711] usb 4-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=16a2
[55597.466718] usb 4-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[55597.466722] usb 4-2: Product: DTR30G2
[55597.466726] usb 4-2: Manufacturer: Kingston
[55597.466729] usb 4-2: SerialNumber: 001A92053B6ABE7181348774
[55597.467697] usb-storage 4-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[55597.469243] scsi host32: usb-storage 4-2:1.0
[55598.512257] scsi 32:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DTR30G2 PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[55598.513179] sd 32:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[55598.539725] sd 32:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
usb_storage module seems to be loaded properly:
>lsmod | grep usb_storage
usb_storage 69632 1 uas
gnome-disk-utility finds the USB stick but provides only few information and does not enable formatting it :
Any help appreciated, thanks!
EDIT:
on udevadm monitor I get following lines after plugging it in:
KERNEL[1423.875373] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2 (usb)
KERNEL[1423.876930] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 (usb)
KERNEL[1423.877165] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19 (scsi)
KERNEL[1423.877207] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/scsi_host/host19 (scsi_host)
UDEV [1423.903359] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2 (usb)
UDEV [1423.910198] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0 (usb)
UDEV [1423.912942] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19 (scsi)
UDEV [1423.914774] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/scsi_host/host19 (scsi_host)
KERNEL[1424.921326] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1424.921915] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1424.921973] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_disk/19:0:0:0 (scsi_disk)
KERNEL[1424.922006] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_device/19:0:0:0 (scsi_device)
KERNEL[1424.922215] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg2 (scsi_generic)
KERNEL[1424.922354] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/bsg/19:0:0:0 (bsg)
UDEV [1424.924056] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV [1424.925759] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV [1424.927960] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_disk/19:0:0:0 (scsi_disk)
UDEV [1424.930430] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_device/19:0:0:0 (scsi_device)
UDEV [1424.931232] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg2 (scsi_generic)
UDEV [1424.931308] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/bsg/19:0:0:0 (bsg)
KERNEL[1424.945962] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi)
KERNEL[1424.946102] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/block/sdc (block)
KERNEL[1424.947369] change /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/block/sdc (block)
UDEV [1424.947824] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi)
UDEV [1424.992658] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/block/sdc (block)
UDEV [1425.004852] change /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/host19/target19:0:0/19:0:0:0/block/sdc (block)
1 Answer
You can try according to this link: Can't format my usb drive ... Analysis of the problem
Particularly you can try the tips in the list
- On some pendrives and on many memory cards there is a small mechanical switch for write protection, that can toggle between read/write and read-only. You might have set it read-only without intention.
- Reboot the computer and try again to restore or wipe the first megabyte with mkusb.
- Disconnect other USB devices. Sometimes USB devices can disturb the function for each other.
- Try other USB ports and another computer.
- Try another operating system (Windows, MacOS) in another computer.
- If you still cannot wipe the first megabyte of the drive, and the drive is read-only, it is probably 'gridlocked', and the next stage is that it will be completely 'bricked'. There is a limit, when you have to accept that the pendrive is damaged beyond repair, at least with tools available to normal users like you and me. See this link: Pendrive lifetime
In your case, if you still cannot see, write to, or format/restore the USB stick as a mass storage device, as a drive, it might be damaged beyond repair.
