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[Phillip Susi <psusi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

So it is actually your bios that foolishly enables the HPA.  The ubuntu
kernel used to be patched to disable it during boot ( to work around
these silly biosen ) but doesn't seem to be doing so in your case.  You
can add "libata.ignore_hpa=1" to your kernel command line to disable it
and that should get you going.  The fact that it is no longer happening
automatically though appears to be a regression in the kernel so I'm
reassigning it there.


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Title:
  hard drives seem corrupt (and they really are not)

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  this is a report from a live dvd ubuntu 14.04:

  gparted &

  Invalid argument during seek for read on /dev/sda

  parted /dev/sda
  GNU Parted 3.2
  Using /dev/sda
  Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
  (parted) print                                                            
  Error: Invalid argument during seek for read on /dev/sda
  Retry/Ignore/Cancel? c
  Model: ATA TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
  Partition Table: unknown
  Disk Flags: 
  (parted) print                                                            
  Error: Invalid argument during seek for read on /dev/sda
  Retry/Ignore/Cancel? i                                                    
  Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will
  be used.
  OK/Cancel? o                                                              
  Model: ATA TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
  Partition Table: unknown
  Disk Flags: 
  (parted) q

  
  gdisk /dev/sda
  GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.8

  Warning! Disk size is smaller than the main header indicates! Loading
  secondary header from the last sector of the disk! You should use 'v' to
  verify disk integrity, and perhaps options on the experts' menu to repair
  the disk.
  Caution: invalid backup GPT header, but valid main header; regenerating
  backup header from main header.

  Warning! One or more CRCs don't match. You should repair the disk!

  Partition table scan:
    MBR: protective
    BSD: not present
    APM: not present
    GPT: damaged

  ****************************************************************************
  Caution: Found protective or hybrid MBR and corrupt GPT. Using GPT, but disk
  verification and recovery are STRONGLY recommended.
  ****************************************************************************

  Command (? for help): q

  
  the same applies to all three hard disks (previously it only happened on /dev/sda while sdb & sdc seemed fine) 
  On 10.04 all three drives function correctly and they are part of a fully working raid5 array, that contains an encrypted lvm filesystem.
                 

  on ubuntu 10.04:

  $ parted /dev/sda
  GNU Parted 2.2
  Using /dev/sda
  (parted) print                                                            
  Model: ATA TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
  Partition Table: gpt

  Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
   1      17.4kB  37.7GB  37.7GB  ext3               boot
   3      37.7GB  37.7GB  32.9MB                     bios_grub
   2      37.7GB  3001GB  2963GB                     raid

  (parted) quit

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: udisks2 2.1.3-3git1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.345
  Date: Sat Mar 28 15:31:03 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-ES2L
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  SourcePackage: udisks2
  Symptom: storage
  Title: Internal hard disk partition cannot be mounted manually
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: FI
  dmi.board.name: G31M-ES2L
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFI:bd08/09/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnG31M-ES2L:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnG31M-ES2L:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: G31M-ES2L
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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