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| From | Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.unix.admin |
| Subject | Re: [RESOLVED] suddenly shrunk HDD?! |
| Date | 2012-02-07 17:18 +0700 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <86wr7zdk0t.fsf_-_@gray.siamics.net> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <86pqdrhmkj.fsf@gray.siamics.net> <jgpqbj$575$1@dont-email.me> <864nv3gwe5.fsf@gray.siamics.net> <jgqjb2$ato$1@dont-email.me> <861uq7eztt.fsf@gray.siamics.net> |
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>>>>> Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> writes: [...] > The question is: how do I revert the HDD back to its original > 1953525168 sectors? So, I've disabled such obnoxiously programmed HPA with hdparm(8): # hdparm -N /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: max sectors = 1953523055/1953525168, HPA is enabled # hdparm -N1953525168 /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: setting max visible sectors to 1953525168 (temporary) max sectors = 1953525168/1953525168, HPA is disabled # hdparm -N /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: max sectors = 1953525168/1953525168, HPA is disabled # Of course, this hasn't revived the backup GPT table, but at the very least, both Linux and GNU Parted now recognize the primary one. $ dmesg ... [8613672.086499] Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT. [8613672.086546] sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 ... ... $ # parted /dev/sdb unit mib print ok Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used. Model: ATA WDC WD1001FALS-7 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 953870MiB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 0.02MiB 16.0MiB 16.0MiB biosgrub bios_grub 2 16.0MiB 1024MiB 1008MiB ext3 boot boot 3 1024MiB 16384MiB 15360MiB linux-swap(v1) swap ... # -- FSF associate member #7257
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Re: suddenly shrunk HDD?! Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 16:51 +0700 Re: [RESOLVED] suddenly shrunk HDD?! Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 17:18 +0700
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