Seagate based IBM SAS drives doesn't show full space.

[napalm_atx]

maybe just try flash hgst drive to generic firmware?

 

[BackupProphet]

bit amazing how fast its going for you - while it took whole day for me to do a single disk.

We can exclude the logical block guard / reference tags. Security is turned off.

// i'll think about it; there are some other options available in sg_format and seachest tools. If i recall there was something you could do from seacheast tools, and lastly there is firmware flash. If you feel like adventure you could try testdisk.

That is because I've already run that command. I've also tried other variations, formatting to 512/advanced doesn't seems to be possible. These Seagate drives have been somewhat painful, most people with this issue has HGST drives, and I have no problems with those.

 

[Whaaat]

maybe just try flash hgst drive to generic firmware?

The drive in question is Seagate, but anyway it worth trying, at least EMC firmware on previous Seagate generations was not locked for cross-flashing to a generic one.

 

[BackupProphet]

I could try that, but I would need to find the firmware. Seagate doesnt find by my current serial number, so I need someone else find for Seagate X16 10TB models, specifically: ST10000NM002G E

 

[Whaaat]

First generic SN from google will do, just check that part number (its first part) is identical

 

[napalm_atx]

I already upload it here HDD Firmware Downloads. PC-3000 Support Downloads. Data recovery and HDD repair tools
find ExosX16-Evans-STD-SAS-512E-E004.zip

 

[BackupProphet]

Thank you, but that didnt work either

sudo ./openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg3 --downloadFW EvansExosX16SAS-STD-5xxE-E003.LOD
==========================================================================================
openSeaChest_Firmware - openSeaChest drive utilities - NVMe Enabled
Copyright (c) 2014-2023 Seagate Technology LLC and/or its Affiliates, All Rights Reserved
openSeaChest_Firmware Version: 3.4.0-4_1_1 X86_64
Build Date: Jun 14 2023
Today: Fri Jun 16 12:28:39 2023 User: root
==========================================================================================

/dev/sg3 - ST10000NM002G E - ZS505KWS0000C1071BN0 - NCL4 - SCSI
......
Firmware Download failed

I also tried EvansExosX16SAS-STD-512E-E004.LOD, with same error

With verbose 2

sudo ./openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg3 --downloadFW EvansExosX16SAS-STD-512E-E004.LOD --downloadMode deferred
 --verbose 2
==========================================================================================
openSeaChest_Firmware - openSeaChest drive utilities - NVMe Enabled
Copyright (c) 2014-2023 Seagate Technology LLC and/or its Affiliates, All Rights Reserved
openSeaChest_Firmware Version: 3.4.0-4_1_1 X86_64
Build Date: Jun 14 2023
Today: Fri Jun 16 12:40:28 2023 User: root
==========================================================================================
Sending SCSI Test Unit Ready
Test Unit Ready returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Inquiry
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Report LUNs
Report LUNs returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Inquiry, VPD = 00h
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Inquiry, VPD = 80h
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Inquiry, VPD = 83h
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Inquiry, VPD = B1h
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Read Capacity 10 command
Read Capacity 10 returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Read Capacity 16 command
Read Capacity 16 returning: SUCCESS


/dev/sg3 - ST10000NM002G E - ZS505KWS0000C1071BN0 - NCL4 - SCSI
Sending SCSI Inquiry, VPD = 86h
Inquiry returning: SUCCESS

Requesting SCSI Supported Op Codes
Supported Op Codes returning: SUCCESS

Requesting SCSI Supported Op Codes
Supported Op Codes returning: SUCCESS

Requesting SCSI Supported Op Codes
Supported Op Codes returning: SUCCESS

Requesting SCSI Supported Op Codes
Supported Op Codes returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Read Buffer
Read Buffer returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Synchronize Cache 10
Synchronize Cache 10 returning: SUCCESS

Sending SCSI Write Buffer
Write Buffer returning: SUCCESS

.Sending SCSI Write Buffer
Write Buffer returning: SUCCESS

And many more
"""
.Sending SCSI Write Buffer
Write Buffer returning: SUCCESS
"""

.Sending SCSI Write Buffer
Write Buffer returning: UNKNOWN: 32

.
Firmware Download failed

 

[mr44er]

Try it 1:1 a second time after failure and double-check that you replug the drive after every single attempt, drive needs power off and on, soft reset is mostly not enough.

Also check with sg_write_buffer:

sg_write_buffer -vvvvv -I file.lod -m 5 /dev/sgX
#be vvvverbose, blow out payload in full size on mode5, check that you use the s'g' device, replug and check

sg_write_buffer -vvvvv -b 4k -I file.lod -m 5 /dev/sgX
#be vvvverbose, blow out payload in 4k-chunks on mode5, replug....

Also try mode7 and mode4 with and without chunks and replug between every attempt.
If all this doesn't work, then the firmware on the drive has locks. Pls post the logs, maybe this helps further.

Edit:
Seems that the more recent locks with IBM-fw are bad:

Help to reformat hard disk sector size 528 to 512 · Issue #84 · hreinecke/sg3_utils

I have problem with reformat this hard disk from 528 to 512 please help me note this is hard disk ibm and working flash ssd 0kb

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