Description of problem: Can't format an 4TB 2.5" HDD drive using gnome disks. This was after a failed ATA Secure Erase on the disk, drive became a brick, unusable until discovering that it was password protected with "xxxx" by udisks.. Unfortunately gnome disks doesn't help you by telling what the problem is or by unlocking the drive itself. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora silverblue 32 gnome-disk-utility-3.36.3-1.fc32.x86_64 udisks2-2.8.4-4.fc32.x86_64 How reproducible: Always after an unsuccessfulness ATA Secure Erase. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open gnome disks 2. Do an ATA Secure Erase on the disk. 3. If it fails drive becomes a brick Actual results: Error wiping device: Failed to probe the device '/dev/sda' (udisks-error-quark, 0) Expected results: Gnome disks should provide more info on the problem and remove the password from the drive. Additional info:
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