Can't get my Performance P3 128 back! HELP

[XabiX]

Hello,

 

I wanted to swap a 64GB SSD (gpt/btrfs) with my 128G Corsair Performance P3 one. I followed this site: http://radu.cotescu.com/migrating-your-ubuntu-machine-to-a-ssd-drive/

 

so I used the first method with: sudo ddrescue -v --force /dev/sda /dev/sdb

 

The issue since then is that I can't do anything with the SSD. Before doing so the SSD was working perfectly.

 

Gparted shows the all disk as unallocated. I try either creating a msdos/gpt partition table and I get and it crashes (either connected internally or as an external drive with USB):

/dev/sda/: unrecognised disk label

Input/Output error uring read on /dev/sda

 

Corsair SSD Toolbox: the SMART results are all good. I tried then doing the swipe but it froze

 

dmesg shows this kind of messages:

May 27 19:54:44 ubuntu ntpdate[3917]: step time server 91.189.94.4 offset 3.340972 sec

May 27 19:55:03 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.452974] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.599997] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=0539

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.600001] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=11, SerialNumber=3

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.600004] usb 1-1: Product: USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.600005] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: JMicron

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.600006] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 00A123456789

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu kernel: [ 3509.606335] scsi4 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:01.0/usb1/1-1"

May 27 19:55:04 ubuntu mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 3 was not an MTP device

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.612664] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access Corsair Performance3 SSD 0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.613362] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.621558] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 250069680 512-byte logical blocks: (128 GB/119 GiB)

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.663357] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.663362] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 28 00 00 00

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.675412] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.675432] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.696211] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.696216] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.708837] sdb: unknown partition table

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.734969] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.734975] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through

May 27 19:55:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 3510.734979] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk

 

badblocks complain too

sudo badblocks -w -v -s /dev/sdb

badblocks: invalid starting block (0): must be less than 0

 

I couldn't find a firwmare from my SSD but I was wondering if I could get access to it so I can reflash the drive?

 

thanks

XabiX

[XabiX]

Hi,

 

I have tried to reflash my BIOS machine. I am trying either with SATA3 or USB2 mounting.

 

Here are additional details:

 

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb

 

Disk /dev/sdb: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 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

Disk identifier: 0x44444444

 

Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

 

 

sudo sfdisk -dl /dev/sdb

 

Disk /dev/sdb: 15566 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track

 

sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an msdos signature

/dev/sdb: unrecognized partition table type

No partitions found

 

 

sudo parted /dev/sdb

GNU Parted 2.3

Using /dev/sdb

Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.

(parted) print

Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label

(parted) mklabel gpt

Error: Input/output error during read on /dev/sdb

Retry/Ignore/Cancel? I

Error: Input/output error during write on /dev/sdb

Retry/Ignore/Cancel? I

Error: Input/output error during write on /dev/sdb

Retry/Ignore/Cancel? C

(parted) print

Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label

(parted) q

Warning: Error fsyncing/closing /dev/sdb: Input/output error

Retry/Ignore? I

 

I tried using several tools from ultimate-boot-cd-iso_5-2-3_fr_11951 to wipe and put 0 on the partition table but get complains about no being able to write.

 

I don't know what to do... Any idea?

 

Thanks for your support

XabiX