d-i uses parted (partman). > I know the first release of Squeeze failed to properly align 4K sectors > with partitions - but using the udeb from Wheezy fixed that for me - it > could be fixed in a previous point release, and, it could be just a DOS > partition table issue (what I used in that instance). I could have manually > aligned partitions but I'm lazy. > > NOTE: neither fdisk or parted is the cause of your original problem...
This is what I thought. I suspect it's got something to do with the kernel. I am just using the default Sqeeze kernel 2.6.32-5-686. > > http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0699.html is when more support > began upstream. > > Sector size is a separate issue, hence your error message:- > > [quote] > > Warning: The driver descriptor says the physical block size is 512 bytes, > but Linux says it is 2048 bytes. > [/quote] > > Which seems to indicate a problem with the driver - and the kernel. > > Check that your kernel supports larger sectors - see further in this post - > if it does, file a bug report on the driver. > > Also see > http://lwn.net/Articles/**377895/<http://lwn.net/Articles/377895/>for an > overview of the problems. > > NOTE: most Debian kernels do support the larger sectors, but you can check > with:- > cat /sys/block/<drive_eg_sda>/**queue/physical_block_size > Here's the output /sys/block$ cat sda/queue/physical_block_size 4096 /sys/block$ cat dm-0/queue//physical_block_size 4096 /sys/block$ cat dm-1/queue//physical_block_size 4096 /sys/block$ cat dm-2/queue//physical_block_size 4096 $:/sys/block$ cat dm-3/queue//physical_block_size 4096 /sys/block$ cat dm-4/queue//physical_block_size 4096 /sys/block$ cat sr1/queue//physical_block_size 2048 /sys/block$ cat sr0/queue//physical_block_size 512 > Isn't� EFI/UEFI needed to use GPT? >> > > No. It's part of Intel's EFI specs, which I presume is where that > conclusion comes from (EFI is *not* needed to support GPD). > > If I wipe this disk, I will definitely use GPT. I also have win 7 on the disk, wiki says 64bit win7 can be booted from GPT disk. > > Cheers > > Refs:- > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**GUID_Partition_Table<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Advanced_format<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_format> > http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/**answers/detail/a_id/5655/~/** > how-to-install-a-wd-advanced-**format-drive-on-a-non-windows-** > operating-system<http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5655/%7E/how-to-install-a-wd-advanced-format-drive-on-a-non-windows-operating-system> > http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/**library/whitepapers/eng/2579-**771430.pdf<http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/whitepapers/eng/2579-771430.pdf> > http://people.redhat.com/**msnitzer/docs/io-limits.txt<http://people.redhat.com/msnitzer/docs/io-limits.txt> > > What baffles me is when I run the WD data lifeguard tool from windows 7 partition, it comes back saying the following: Test Option: QUICK TEST Model Number: WDC WD7500BPKT-60PK4T0 Unit Serial Number: WD-WX31E1177192 Firmware Number: 01.01A01 Capacity: 750.16 GB SMART Status: PASS Test Result: FAIL Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 97 (Unknown Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1! Test Time: 02:52:40, September 11, 2011 Test Option: EXTENDED TEST Model Number: WDC WD7500BPKT-60PK4T0 Unit Serial Number: WD-WX31E1177192 Firmware Number: 01.01A01 Capacity: 750.16 GB SMART Status: PASS Test Result: FAIL Test Error Code: 08- Test Time: 13:23:34, September 11, 2011 Last time it did the same and after wiping the drive, it passed without any issue. I believe this is what is going to happen again. Also, if it's reporting bad sectors from Windows7, I don't think it's a Linux specific issue. Correct me if I am wrong. -- Kind regards, Yudi
