Ubuntu
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  1. Trusty (14.04)
  2. Bug #1366538
  3. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1366538

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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote : Re: Synchronisation/close /dev/sdi: i/o error on target host

Yep, these are hardware errors; nothing to do with parted.

One of the many down sides to USB attached storage is that they do not do proper error reporting so you can diagnose the problem. They simply fail with no explanation.