On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 04:40:38PM +0800, d tbsky wrote: > Marc MERLIN <marc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > New drive is 4 sectors shorter, so I assume I can't use it as a replacement in my md5 > > array because it's 4 sectors too short, or does swraid5 not need the last few sectors > > of a drive? > > 4 sectors shorter are common for external hard drives (sold from > seagate,toshiba,etc). if you attach the drive to internal sata port or > normal usb enclosure(not sold from disk vendors),you will get back > normal disk size. so maybe you want to check what connect to your > disk. OMG, using a USB adapter eats 4 setors? I had no idea... Sure enough, I did connect the drives via USB for diagnosis since I had run out of sata ports. Thanks for the hint. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/
