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srs5694,
Well said, thank you. I mixed up the two issues.
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majoron
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Hello,
Thank you very much for the interest and the good comments here.
I had some problems due to a series of unfortunate coincidences starting with a wrong "grub-install" aimed at doing what s4e8 suggested
| s4e8 wrote: | you must enable kernel config
CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y |
BTW, thank you very much, s4e8, for the detail. I was missing this option.
Now, after being able to boot again, I can see that the disk is seen indeed as two devices: I have now sdc and sdd (of course sdc1 and sdd1 are the partitions). Somehow the effect of the HPA is to artificially split the disk.
In this situation my preferred strategy would be to proceed safely, avoiding any risky step. After all I have access to all the space I bought...
I'll comment below on other comments.
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majoron
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| Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | majoron,
| Code: | hdparm -N /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: f0 00 01 00 50 4d 00 0a a0 50 a3 af 00 1d 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
max sectors = 5860533168/1(5860533168?), HPA setting seems invalid (buggy kernel device driver?) |
and your comment about the disk being split into two gives me a pointer.
Your drive my be programmed to lie about it real size by having the missing space allocated to a Host Protected Area, which is what the HPA reference in your message above is. This is, or was, a small area at the end of a drive, hidden from the operating system, often used for a system restore area. Special software is needed to access it, as the Host cannot see the space - hence Host Protected Area.
It should be listed in dmesg if its there. If you do have a HPA, you may use Linux to remove it to get all of your space back.
Put your dmesg onto a pastebin site and post a link if you want us to review it.
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Max Sectors=5860533168 is 3000592982016 B or three salesmans Tb. |
I posted on pastebin the part that shows up when the disk is switched on.
Do you need the full dmesg?
Again, thank you.
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majoron,
All is well - you need to read Using the Verbatim Mode Change Tool
Unfortunately, it needs Windows.
This tool lets you switch between normal mode, where you see all of your drive in one piece and the two pieces you have now, which makes for easy living with MSDOS Partitions.
This switch destroys your data.
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majoron
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Thank you NeddySaegoon for your help.
The hard disk, as I wrote above, is a Verbatim Store 'N' Save 3TB usb3.0 external hard disk. I have other verbatim products and no particular complain about them, and this one had a special price. Now I know why 
Just for completeness; I add the lsusb info:
| Code: | Bus 001 Device 004: ID 18a5:022a Verbatim, Ltd
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x18a5 Verbatim, Ltd
idProduct 0x022a
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 10 Verbatim
iProduct 11 Desktop USB3.0 Drive
iSerial 3 18A5022A0000E189
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 4 USB Mass Storage
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 2mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
iInterface 6 MSC Bulk-Only Transfer
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
bLength 5
bDescriptorType 15
wTotalLength 42
bNumDeviceCaps 3
USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 2
bmAttributes 0x00000002
Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 3
bmAttributes 0x00
wSpeedsSupported 0x000e
Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
bFunctionalitySupport 1
Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds
bU2DevExitLat 32 micro seconds
Container ID Device Capability:
bLength 20
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 4
bReserved 0
ContainerID {00010203-0405-0607-0800-000000000000}
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 18a5:0400 Verbatim, Ltd
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x18a5 Verbatim, Ltd
idProduct 0x0400
bcdDevice 0.01
iManufacturer 1 Verbatim
iProduct 2 USB 3.0 Desktop HD
iSerial 3 306219105620
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 8mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 20
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 20
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
bLength 5
bDescriptorType 15
wTotalLength 22
bNumDeviceCaps 2
USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 2
bmAttributes 0x00000002
Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 3
bmAttributes 0x00
wSpeedsSupported 0x000e
Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
bFunctionalitySupport 1
Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
bU1DevExitLat 0 micro seconds
bU2DevExitLat 0 micro seconds
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered
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For the moment, I think I will use as it is: from your comments I think it's wise to not to try fancy things with the HPA and just use it as two disks, although a bit uncomfortable.
Next time I'll try to be more careful when choosing hardware.
Anyway, thank you, also srs5694 and Jaglover for the other interesting comments about this issue.
Strictly speaking the thread title's question has been already answered, so I'll mark it as solved.
Thanks to all.
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You are welcome. Although I do not think this has anything to do with HPA. I'd contact the customer support and let them know splitting the drive 'just in case the customer is using a crappy OS' is not the solution, also I'd ask how to overcome this in POSIX environment.
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majoron,
It doesn't have a HPA. Its a standard HDD inside the enclosure.
However the enclosure USB/SATA controller can play tricks to make the one drive appear as two smaller drives, its supplied with this enabled.
You can turn this off if you want to - there is/was a Windows program on the disk to do that.
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majoron
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| Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | majoron,
All is well - you need to read Using the Verbatim Mode Change Tool
Unfortunately, it needs Windows.
This tool lets you switch between normal mode, where you see all of your drive in one piece and the two pieces you have now, which makes for easy living with MSDOS Partitions.
This switch destroys your data. |
Ah! Thank you!
I Don't have Windows. And unfortunately I don't manage to get it working under wine (it does not find the disk).
Anyway, thank you, really.
Best regards.
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majoron
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| Jaglover wrote: | | You are welcome. Although I do not think this has anything to do with HPA. I'd contact the customer support and let them know splitting the drive 'just in case the customer is using a crappy OS' is not the solution, also I'd ask how to overcome this in POSIX environment. |
This could be a good thing to try...
Thanks again.
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | majoron,
It doesn't have a HPA. Its a standard HDD inside the enclosure.
However the enclosure USB/SATA controller can play tricks to make the one drive appear as two smaller drives, its supplied with this enabled.
You can turn this off if you want to - there is/was a Windows program on the disk to do that. |
I'm a bit slow in answering 
In any case, I understand that behind that problem there are good (monetary) reasons (they avoid many refunds). But it's so... arghh!
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srs5694
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| majoron wrote: | Now, after being able to boot again, I can see that the disk is seen indeed as two devices: I have now sdc and sdd (of course sdc1 and sdd1 are the partitions). Somehow the effect of the HPA is to artificially split the disk.
In this situation my preferred strategy would be to proceed safely, avoiding any risky step. After all I have access to all the space I bought... |
If you're using the disk exclusively from Linux, you could use LVM or RAID features to re-connect both "drives" into one unit, if that would be more convenient than using it as two "drives." That's adding complexity when simplifying the matter would be a better choice, though. IMHO, it's probably better to look into that program that NeddySeagoon has located. Even if you don't normally run Windows, plugging the disk into a Windows computer just to run that one program is probably worth doing. |
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majoron
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| srs5694 wrote: | | majoron wrote: | Now, after being able to boot again, I can see that the disk is seen indeed as two devices: I have now sdc and sdd (of course sdc1 and sdd1 are the partitions). Somehow the effect of the HPA is to artificially split the disk.
In this situation my preferred strategy would be to proceed safely, avoiding any risky step. After all I have access to all the space I bought... |
If you're using the disk exclusively from Linux, you could use LVM or RAID features to re-connect both "drives" into one unit, if that would be more convenient than using it as two "drives." That's adding complexity when simplifying the matter would be a better choice, though. IMHO, it's probably better to look into that program that NeddySeagoon has located. Even if you don't normally run Windows, plugging the disk into a Windows computer just to run that one program is probably worth doing. |
I also thought about somehow combining the disks doing a RAID or something, but as you mention, that's not ideal and I would prefer to stay on the safe side for the moment.
On the other hand, I really don't have access to windoze, nor I'll have it in the short time (after all I bought the disk because I need it with some urgency): all the people I interact usually with, as far as I remember, use either Linux or Mac...
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| majoron wrote: | | On the other hand, I really don't have access to windoze, nor I'll have it in the short time (after all I bought the disk because I need it with some urgency): all the people I interact usually with, as far as I remember, use either Linux or Mac... |
If you bought it locally, take it to the store and ask to run the software on one of their computers. If they refuse (as they might), return the drive. It's not worth the hassle of dealing with half-baked workarounds, IMO. |
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