[SCSI and USB lists added, message quoted in entirety]
On Sat, 2013-01-19 at 21:40 +0000, Ellwood Blues wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've had this problem for so long that today after compiling kernel
> 3.7.3 and not getting any improvements I decided to let you know that
> some of us still only able to use our GPT 3TB hard disks only on
> Windows.
>
> On linux only hdparm and gdisk see 3TB but also see some kind of
> corruption on the alternate GPT which is not true because on windows
> works flawlessly.
>
> I hope you won't take too long to make it work because this is the
> only reason I still loging in on windows, before buying this disk I
> didn't log in on windows at all.
>
> I don't need the EFI drivers to work because the BIOS is not ready for
> that, I only would like to read and write on the disk which is already
> half full and cannot do any new experiments trying to fix it with
> gdisk.
>
> I only need the kernel GPT drivers to work out.
The taxonomy is that the device isn't addressable over 2TB. That smells
very like a non large block problem. More on this below.
> Cheers.
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ellwood Blues <elwood.blue@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2012/6/22
> Subject: Fwd: 2TB USB hard drive for backing up
> To: 678568@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ellwood Blues <elwood.blue@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2012/5/3
> Subject: Re: 2TB USB hard drive for backing up
> To: debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> 2012/4/30 Martin Steigerwald <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Am Montag, 30. April 2012 schrieb Ellwood Blues:
> >> 2012/4/30 Martin Steigerwald <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> > Am Montag, 30. April 2012 schrieb Chris Bannister:
> >> >> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 08:27:03PM +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> >> >> > Hmmm, I´d avoid those with 4 KB hardware sectors that lie to the
> >> >> > OS they have 512 byte sectors. Although I think even those should
> >> >> > work. But with 512 byte sectors you have a 2 TB limit when you
> >> >> > use MBR partitioning.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 3 TB disks with 4 KB sectors both hardware (physical) and software
> >> >> > (logical) should just work, provided the Linux is new enough.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Squeeze use -cu as additional options (see manpage).
> >> >>
> >> >> Sorry for jumping in here, but I can't figure out (from your post)
> >> >> which command requires the additional options: -cu. Which manpage?
> >> >
> >> > fdisk. Sorry if I didn´t mention it anywhere in my post.
> >>
> >> Thanks, I've tried everything but not success. The problem is that the
> >> disk is already half full and aligned with WD tools. I am just waiting
> >> for linux to be able to read it and write it as efficiently as Windows
> >> does it, at the moment I am not able to read it, which is very
> >> frustrating.
> >
> > I would like to see some information from the disk, like
> >
> > - relevant stuff from hdparm -I /dev/yourdisk (feel free to skip serial
> > number if you do not want to post it here)
> > - fdisk -cul /dev/yourdisk
> > - tail -fn0 /var/log/syslog / dmesg when the kernel detects the disk
> >
> > for starters.
> >
> > You need to use GPT if the disk reports 512 byte sectors to the OS. Thats
> > no problem, when its just a data disk. Try gdisk on the disk.
>
> Sorry for the delay. Her you have what you've asked attached as files
> and as text on the message:
>
>
> /dev/sdf:
>
> ATA device, with non-removable media
> Model Number: WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0
> Serial Number: WD-WCAWZxxxxxxx
> Firmware Revision: 80.00A80
> Transport: Serial, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev
> 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0
> Standards:
> Supported: 8 7 6 5
> Likely used: 8
> Configuration:
> Logical max current
> cylinders 16383 16383
> heads 16 16
> sectors/track 63 63
> --
> CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
> LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455
> LBA48 user addressable sectors: 5860533168
> Logical Sector size: 512 bytes
> Physical Sector size: 4096 bytes
> Logical Sector-0 offset: 0 bytes
> device size with M = 1024*1024: 2861588 MBytes
> device size with M = 1000*1000: 3000592 MBytes (3000 GB)
> cache/buffer size = unknown
> Capabilities:
> LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
> Queue depth: 32
> Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum
> R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 0
> DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
> Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
> PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
> Commands/features:
> Enabled Supported:
> * SMART feature set
> Security Mode feature set
> * Power Management feature set
> * Write cache
> * Look-ahead
> * Host Protected Area feature set
> * WRITE_BUFFER command
> * READ_BUFFER command
> * NOP cmd
> * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
> Power-Up In Standby feature set
> * SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
> SET_MAX security extension
> * 48-bit Address feature set
> * Device Configuration Overlay feature set
> * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
> * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
> * SMART error logging
> * SMART self-test
> * General Purpose Logging feature set
> * 64-bit World wide name
> * {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands
> * Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
> * Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
> * Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)
> * Gen3 signaling speed (6.0Gb/s)
> * Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
> * Host-initiated interface power management
> * Phy event counters
> * NCQ priority information
> DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
> * Software settings preservation
> * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
> * SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2)
> * SCT Features Control (AC4)
> * SCT Data Tables (AC5)
> unknown 206[12] (vendor specific)
> unknown 206[13] (vendor specific)
> Security:
> Master password revision code = 65534
> supported
> not enabled
> not locked
> not frozen
> not expired: security count
> supported: enhanced erase
> more than 508min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. more than 508min for
> ENHANCED SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
> Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 50014ee25b5ed142
> NAA : 5
> IEEE OUI : 0014ee
> Unique ID : 25b5ed142
> Checksum: correct
>
>
>
>
>
>
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3931.976021] usb 1-4: new
> high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.108900] usb 1-4: New USB
> device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=2329
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.108907] usb 1-4: New USB
> device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=5
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.108911] usb 1-4: Product:
> USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.108914] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: JMicron
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.108917] usb 1-4:
> SerialNumber: 152D20329000
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.110324] usb-storage 1-4:1.0:
> Quirks match for vid 152d pid 2329: 8020
This is the first problem. I think only UAS has been tested over 2TB
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 kernel: [ 3932.110360] scsi7 : usb-storage 1-4:1.0
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 4:
> "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-4"
> May 3 18:18:50 relampago3 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 4 was not an MTP device
> May 3 18:18:57 relampago3 hddtemp[1872]: /dev/sda: WDC WD2500JS-75NCB3: 34 C
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.470324] scsi 7:0:0:0:
> Direct-Access WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
But this another minor issue: The device is reporting only as SCSI-2.
That means it can't support READ CAPACITY(16) which is required to get
devices > 2TB. We already expect this sort of thing from USB devices,
so we should cope OK.
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.472796] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf]
> 1565565872 512-byte logical blocks: (801 GB/746 GiB)
This looks like a wrap around of your actual size. This appears to
indicate the device isn't replying correctly to READ CAPACITY. The
conventional return from READ CAPACITY should be -1 which would trigger
us to retry with READ CAPACITY(16).
James
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.473541] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf]
> Write Protect is off
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.473547] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf]
> Mode Sense: 34 00 00 00
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.474287] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf]
> Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.504915] Alternate GPT is
> invalid, using primary GPT.
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.504944] sdf:
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 kernel: [ 3948.507541] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf]
> Attached SCSI disk
> May 3 18:19:06 relampago3 ata_id[3163]: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for
> '/dev/sdf': Invalid argument
>
>
>
>
> fdisk: opción inválida -- c
> GNU Fdisk 1.2.4
> Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License.
>
> This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
> GNU General Public License for more details.
>
> Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so
> that will be used.
> o OK
> c Cancel
> o
> Error: Can't have a partition outside the disk!
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-efi" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
