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Re: Hard disk error (Error probing device: Error sending ATA command IDENTIFY DEVICE)

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Hard disk error (Error probing device: Error sending ATA command IDENTIFY DEVICE)
Date 2025-04-04 22:52 +0200
Message-ID <sdt5clxhsh.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <7263clxr47.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <m59ck7Fk3odU1@mid.individual.net> <v3o4clxl55.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <vspfi8$ctlr$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2025-04-04 22:30, Paul wrote:
> On Fri, 4/4/2025 6:15 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-04-04 08:30, vallor wrote:
>>> On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 22:01:43 +0200, "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>>> wrote in <7263clxr47.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>:

...

>> So at least plain normal usage works.
> 
> When you get your practice disks *do a capacity test*.
> 
> 1) Create the array.
> 2) Fill the array with 1GB test files until it is full.
> 3) Did the array corrupt at 2.2TB worth of files ?
> 
> I could find evidence that the thing was using 28-bit LBA
> instead of 48-bit LBA. I don't think the SATA specs even allow
> that. All of SATA, should be in 48-bit addressing mode.
> 
> You should be *very suspicious* about this product,
> and use test procedures appropriate for "mystery meat".

My routine includes filling the disks to capacity with pseudo random data. I wrote some code that does this at maximum speed ;-)

Oh, this is because I intend to encrypt the disks. I suppose I should encrypt the resulting raid device, say /dev/md0, then mount /dev/dm-0.



Another hurdle, is I need to read the FARM data, because there are fake new Seagate hard disks running around⁽¹⁾. I tested this:

+++··················
Telcontar:~ # smartctl -l farm /dev/sdf
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.4.0-150600.23.42-default] (SUSE RPM)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

FARM log (GP Log 0xa6) not supported

Telcontar:~ #
··················++-

I have to find out if this because the disks I am using are old and do not have the FARM log yet, or the box firmware doesn't allow reading it. This is not crucial if I can read it somewhere else.


Huh, I have an idea. If this box in the end is not valid, I could rip it out and insert usb2sata connectors on the back of each disk. Use only the power supply and the iron. It would be ugly and impose a delay on my project, and waste of money, but would work.




(1) <https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-hard-drive-controversy-persists-as-scammers-discover-methods-to-alter-reliability-metrics>



-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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