[TriLUG] 512/4096B cluster size incompatibilities

[Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2018, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG wrote:

I originally wrote that two 4TB disks of the same model number had different 
logical sector sizes.

I now find that I have two 2TB disks with the same problem; one has a 512B 
locical cluster size and the other 4096B. They're both sitting in the same 
external usb drive case. One is smartctl compatible and the other isn't.


both are

Model Family:     Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)
Device Model:     ST2000DM001-1ER164

/dev/sdb is
Firmware Version: CC26
512B logical sector size
not smartctl compatible


/dev/sdc is
Firmware Version: 0958
4096B logical sector size
is smartcl compatible.

Anyone know if I can flash these drives? Is this likely to fix the problem?

Thanks
Joe

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/dev/sdb

homer: 31 Dec 2018:/# smartctl -d sat -a /dev/sdb | more
smartctl 6.5 2016-05-07 r4318 [x86_64-linux-4.4.14] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)
Device Model:     ST2000DM001-1ER164
Serial Number:    Z4Z408QQ
Firmware Version: 0958
User Capacity:    2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA/ATAPI-7 (minor revision not indicated)
Local Time is:    Mon Dec 31 23:46:14 2018 GMT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Status not supported: Incomplete response, ATA output registers missing
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
Warning: This result is based on an Attribute check.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00) Offline data collection activity
                                         was never started.
                                         Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection:                (    0) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x00)         Offline data collection not 
supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0000) Automatic saving of SMART data 
is not implemented.
Error logging capability:        (0x00) Error logging NOT supported.
                                         No General Purpose Logging support.

SMART Error Log not supported

SMART Self-test Log not supported

Selective Self-tests/Logging not supported

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homer: 01 Jan 2019:/# smartctl -d sat -a /dev/sdc | more
smartctl 6.5 2016-05-07 r4318 [x86_64-linux-4.4.14] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)
Device Model:     ST2000DM001-1ER164
Serial Number:    Z4Z5LZJG
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0917d2705
Firmware Version: CC26
User Capacity:    2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Form Factor:      3.5 inches
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ACS-2, ACS-3 T13/2161-D revision 3b
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Tue Jan  1 01:23:42 2019 GMT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Status not supported: Incomplete response, ATA output registers missing
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
Warning: This result is based on an Attribute check.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00) Offline data collection activity
                                         was never started.
                                         Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status:      (   0) The previous self-test routine completed
                                         without error or no self-test has ever
                                         been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection:                (   80) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                                         Auto Offline data collection on/off 
support.
                                         Suspend Offline collection upon new
                                         command.
                                         No Offline surface scan supported.
                                         Self-test supported.
                                         Conveyance Self-test supported.
                                         Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
                                         power-saving mode.
                                         Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01) Error logging supported.
                                         General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (   1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:        ( 211) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (   2) minutes.
SCT capabilities:              (0x1085) SCT Status supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
   1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   116   099   006    Pre-fail  Always       -       115635456

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