Questa è la parte che mi aggiunge con il lettore in fdisk

Note: sector size is 2048 (not 512)

Disk /dev/sdb: 3841 MB, 3841982464 bytes
1 heads, 62 sectors/track, 30257 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 62 * 2048 = 126976 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 69273667 4294967294 ff BBT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Note: sector size is 2048 (not 512)

Disk /dev/sdb1: 2199.0 GB, 2199023253504 bytes
1 heads, 62 sectors/track, 17318416 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 62 * 2048 = 126976 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1p1 1 69273667 4294967294 ff BBT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.


tail /var/log/messages
invece

May 28 13:39:49 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.305083] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access SONY WALKMAN 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.753629] ready
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.754015] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 1875968 2048-byte hardware sectors (3842 MB)
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.801370] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.802474] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 1875968 2048-byte hardware sectors (3842 MB)
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.850249] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.850270] sdb: sdb1
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.850709] sdb: p1 exceeds device capacity
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.850985] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.851030] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961648] attempt to access beyond end of device
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961659] sdb: rw=0, want=4294967044, limit=7503872
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961665] printk: 55 messages suppressed.
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961673] attempt to access beyond end of device
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961676] sdb: rw=0, want=4294967048, limit=7503872
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 273.961685] attempt to access beyond end of device
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una caterba di righe uguali
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May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 274.020674] attempt to access beyond end of device
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 274.020676] sdb: rw=0, want=4294967292, limit=7503872
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 274.020684] attempt to access beyond end of device
May 28 13:39:50 mubuntu kernel: [ 274.020687] sdb: rw=0, want=4294967292, limit=7503872