[kwlug-disc] Trouble Reading 1 TB Hard Drive in USB SATA Dock

[Ron Singh]

So true, this --
"Some docks are "helpful" and change sector sizes (4096->512) for some
reason."
This has been a thorn for years with tech guys dealing with random USB/SATA
adapters/docks.
We settled on Apricorn SATA/USB cable things for the 2.5" devices and
Startech USB/SATA docks for 3.5" devices, never looked back.
That sector change size issue used to be a great source of grief, wasted a
ton of time on it.

Thanks,

Ron S.



On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 1:13 AM Chris Irwin via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 09, 2022 at 05:38:54PM -0500, John Driezen wrote:
> >I am trying to read a 1 TB hard drive that my friend partitioned and
> >formatted on his Windows 10 system.  The hard drive in question is a
> >Seagate 1 TB ST1000VM002 SATA hard drive connected to my Linux Mint
> >box via a USB SATA dock.  I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.1.
>
> I assume your friend was not using this dock, and you are? That's very
> probably the problem. Some docks are "helpful" and change sector sizes
> (4096->512) for some reason.
>
> Try a different dock, or try it directly in a computer.
>
> There may be a fixed firmware for your dock.
>
> I believe there was a bit of a discussion on this list about a year or
> so ago (although my concept of time lately is fuzzy -- that could be
> anywhere from 6mo to 3 years ago at this point).
>
> I tossed my dock for this reason. There may have been an alternate
> firmware for it, but I couldn't figure out how to load it to try.
>
> >/sudo/parted -l gives:
> > [...]
> >Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>
> --
> Chris Irwin
>
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