My USB Storage Unit isn't displaying the full size after partitioning with GPT.

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Issue

  • I partitioned my usb/external storage unit with GPT and it's not displaying the full size.
  • The following output is displayed in dmesg:
usb 4-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0411, idProduct=01ce
usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 4-1: Product: USB-SATA Bridge
usb 4-1: Manufacturer: BUFFALO INC.
usb 4-1: SerialNumber: 00000108AC21
usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi15 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 2
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 15:0:0:0: Direct-Access     BUFFALO  HD-WLU3/R1     1 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
scsi 15:0:0:1: Direct-Access     BUFFALO  HD-WLU3/R1     2 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
sd 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
sd 15:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] 4294967040 512-byte logical blocks: (2.19 TB/1.99 TiB)
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 1f 00 00 08
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] 3517554160 512-byte logical blocks: (1.80 TB/1.63 TiB)
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Mode Sense: 1f 00 00 08
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdc: sdc1
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdd: sdd1
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 15:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 15:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk
usb 4-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
usb 4-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0411, idProduct=01ce
usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 4-1: Product: USB-SATA Bridge
usb 4-1: Manufacturer: BUFFALO INC.
usb 4-1: SerialNumber: 00000108AC21
usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi16 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb-storage: device scan complete
usb 4-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
xhci_hcd 0000:26:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff880431784e40
xhci_hcd 0000:26:00.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff880431784e88
scsi 16:0:0:0: Direct-Access     BUFFALO  HD-WLU3/R1     1 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
scsi 16:0:0:1: Direct-Access     BUFFALO  HD-WLU3/R1     2 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
sd 16:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
sd 16:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] 4294967040 512-byte logical blocks: (2.19 TB/1.99 TiB)
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] 3517554160 512-byte logical blocks: (1.80 TB/1.63 TiB)
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 1f 00 00 08
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Write Protect is off
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Mode Sense: 1f 00 00 08
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdc:
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdd: sdc1
 sdd1
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 16:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 16:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk
udev: starting version 147
SELinux: 2048 avtab hash slots, 255220 rules.
SELinux: 2048 avtab hash slots, 255220 rules.
SELinux:  9 users, 12 roles, 3859 types, 187 bools, 1 sens, 1024 cats
SELinux:  81 classes, 255220 rules

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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