[lug] Gparted doesn't recognize new USB drive

[Zan Lynx]

On 3/12/21 12:54 PM, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> [172200.686184] usb 2-4.3: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 6 using
> xhci_hcd
> [172231.537318] usb 2-4.3: New USB device found, idVendor=13fe,
> idProduct=6300, bcdDevice= 1.00
> [172231.537323] usb 2-4.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
> SerialNumber=3
> [172231.539755] usb-storage 2-4.3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
> [172231.540234] scsi host5: usb-storage 2-4.3:1.0
> [172232.562124] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access 2309 PRAM        1.00 PQ: 0
> ANSI: 0 CCS
> [172232.562996] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
> [172232.581860] sd 5:0:0:0: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk
> 
> Still seems odd that as root, gnome-disks and Gparted don't have the option
> to just go ahead and operate on the device. Unless eufi is what's actually
> getting in the way. But that seems at odds with using a fake MBR to protect
> a GPT scheme.

A quick summary is that I think your drive is dead. See
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/571793/4893

That "2309 PRAM" thing seems to be the USB stick's default controller 
chip when it fails to boot its firmware. Which can happen because the 
controller died or it can't read its Flash.

For your comparison here is one of my external USB drives connecting:

> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: new SuperSpeedPlus Gen 2 USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=0583, bcdDevice= 2.04
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: Product: External
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: Manufacturer: JMicron
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usb 2-3: SerialNumber: DD564198838A5
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: scsi host2: uas
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SABRENT                   0204 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte logical blocks: (500 GB/466 GiB)
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 4096-byte physical blocks
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 5f 00 00 08
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Optimal transfer size 33553920 bytes not a multiple of physical block size (4096 bytes)
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel:  sda: sda1 sda2
> Mar 11 19:06:57 ry-zan kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk

That's an SSD instead of a USB stick but it ought to be similar.

You can see that it displays more data than yours did. It has the size 
of the drive and it shows "sda: sda1 sda2" which is the partitions.

Here is one of my Microcenter 128 GB sticks just to be sure it is the same:
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=13fe, idProduct=6300, bcdDevice= 1.10
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: Product:
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: Manufacturer:
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb 6-2.4.1.2: SerialNumber: 070A86B17557DB39
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: usb-storage 6-2.4.1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
> Mar 12 13:27:44 ry-zan kernel: scsi host3: usb-storage 6-2.4.1.2:1.0
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access                               PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 241827840 512-byte logical blocks: (124 GB/115 GiB)
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 00
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel:  sdb: sdb1
> Mar 12 13:27:45 ry-zan kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk


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