On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:35:56 +0300, Tauno Voipio wrote:

> On 18.7.19 21:05, Adrian wrote:
>> In message , Adrian
>>  writes
>>> In message , Adrian
>>>  writes
>>>> I'm having some fun and games with a new SSD connected to a Pi via
>>>> USB. This has happened two days running, I've tried re-partitioning
>>>> and re-formating the disk, but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Having spoken to Samsung, it seems that the disk is not compatible
>>> with a Pi.  When asked if they had one that was, they were unable to
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> For reference, it was a Samsung MZ-76E1T0B/EU 1 TB 860 EVO Sata III
>>> 64L V
>>>
>>> Thanks for the various suggestions.  Now back to the drawing board.
>>>
>>> Adrian
>>
>> Reading the various comments, I agree, it did seem a bit odd, but Ms
>> Samsung was adamant.
>>
>> However, I'm not sure that she understood what a PI was, or what the OS
>> was either, but after a short pause to consult, I was told that it was
>> incompatible, end of story.
>>
>> Regarding the power supply, I did try it again this morning connecting
>> via a powered USB hub, but I got exactly the same problem again, it was
>> reported as being read only, then unmounted (and the mount point was
>> rmdir'd), again at the 4% full point.
>>
>> The PI in question is a 2B.
>>
>> The SSD is now packaged up awaiting a trip to the post office, but I
>> could still do with a new SSD, but clearly not a Samsung one (as they
>> can't confirm that any of them will work).
>>
>> Adrian
>
>
> Did you try it through a powered USB hub?

OK, so you have:
- an RPi 2B, which has one ethernet and two USB sockets
- a Samsung MZ-76E1T0B/EU 1 TB 860 EVO Sata III 64L V which has a SATA
  interface

... so, unless I missed seeing something about an adapter in what is now
quite a long thread, you must also have some sort of adapter that has
power output and a SATA socket on one end that connect to the SSD, and
either a USB socket or an ethernet plug plus power connector on the other
end that connect to the RPi.

Kindly describe this device, which even might be an external USB disk
drive case for SATA disks.


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