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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Finally got a SSD drive to put my OS on
From: Dale <rdalek1967 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2023-04-19 19:26:55
Message-ID: 35474652-f973-75b2-b8e7-4d22915672ac () gmail ! com
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Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:59 AM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:00:33 BST Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> > >
> > >> With my HDD:
> > >>
> > >> # smartctl -x /dev/sda | grep -i 'sector size'
> > >> Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
> > > Or, with an NVMe drive:
> > >
> > > # smartctl -x /dev/nvme1n1 | grep -A2 'Supported LBA Sizes'
> > > Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
> > > Id Fmt Data Metadt Rel_Perf
> > > 0 + 512 0 0
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> >
> > When I run that command, sdd is my SDD drive, ironic I know. Anyway, it
> > doesn't show block sizes. It returns nothing.
> >
> > root@fireball / # smartctl -x /dev/sdd | grep -A2 'Supported LBA Sizes'
> > root@fireball / #
>
> Note that all of these technologies, HDD, SDD, M.2, report different
> things
> and don't always report them the same way. This is an SDD in my
> Plex backup server:
>
> mark@science:~$ sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdb
> [sudo] password for mark:
> smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-69-generic] (local
> build)
> Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke,
> www.smartmontools.org <http://www.smartmontools.org>
>
> === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
> Model Family: Crucial/Micron Client SSDs
> Device Model: CT250MX500SSD1
> Serial Number: 1905E1E79C72
> LU WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 1e1e79c72
> Firmware Version: M3CR023
> User Capacity: 250,059,350,016 bytes [250 GB]
> Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
>
> In my case the physical block is 4096 bytes but
> addressable in 512 byte blocks. It appears that
> yours is 512 byte physical blocks.
>
> [QUOTE]
> === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
> Model Family: Samsung based SSDs
> Device Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB
> Serial Number: S6PWNXXXXXXXXXXX
> LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 XXXXXXXXXX
> Firmware Version: SVT01B6Q
> User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
> Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physica
> [QUOTE]
So for future reference, let it format with the default? I'm also
curious if when it creates the file system it will notice this and
adjust automatically. It might. Maybe?
Dale
:-) :-)
P. S. Dang squirrels got in my greenhouse and dug up my seedlings.
Squirrel hunting is next on my agenda. :-@
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On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:59 AM Dale <<a
href="mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">rdalek1967@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Peter Humphrey wrote:<br>
> > On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:00:33 BST Nikos
Chantziaras wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> With my HDD:<br>
> >><br>
> >> # smartctl -x /dev/sda | grep -i 'sector size'<br>
> >> Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes
physical<br>
> > Or, with an NVMe drive:<br>
> ><br>
> > # smartctl -x /dev/nvme1n1 | grep -A2 'Supported LBA
Sizes'<br>
> > Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)<br>
> > Id Fmt Data Metadt Rel_Perf<br>
> > 0 + 512 0 0<br>
> ><br>
> > :)<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> When I run that command, sdd is my SDD drive, ironic I
know. Anyway, it<br>
> doesn't show block sizes. It returns nothing.<br>
><br>
> root@fireball / # smartctl -x /dev/sdd | grep -A2
'Supported LBA Sizes'<br>
> root@fireball / #
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<div>Note that all of these technologies, HDD, SDD, M.2, report
different things</div>
<div>and don't always report them the same way. This is an SDD
in my </div>
<div>Plex backup server:<br>
<br>
mark@science:~$ sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdb<br>
[sudo] password for mark: <br>
smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-69-generic]
(local build)<br>
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, <a
href="http://www.smartmontools.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.smartmontools.org</a><br>
<br>
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===<br>
Model Family: Crucial/Micron Client SSDs<br>
Device Model: CT250MX500SSD1<br>
Serial Number: 1905E1E79C72<br>
LU WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 1e1e79c72<br>
Firmware Version: M3CR023<br>
User Capacity: 250,059,350,016 bytes [250 GB]<br>
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical<br>
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<div>In my case the physical block is 4096 bytes but </div>
<div>addressable in 512 byte blocks. It appears that</div>
<div>yours is 512 byte physical blocks.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>[QUOTE]</div>
<div>=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===<br>
Model Family: Samsung based SSDs<br>
Device Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB<br>
Serial Number: S6PWNXXXXXXXXXXX<br>
LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 XXXXXXXXXX<br>
Firmware Version: SVT01B6Q<br>
User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]<br>
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physica<br>
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<div>[QUOTE]</div>
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So for future reference, let it format with the default? I'm also
curious if when it creates the file system it will notice this and
adjust automatically. It might. Maybe? <br>
<br>
Dale <br>
<br>
:-) :-) <br>
<br>
P. S. Dang squirrels got in my greenhouse and dug up my seedlings.
Squirrel hunting is next on my agenda. :-@ <br>
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