Adrian wrote:
> Having spoken to Samsung, it seems that the disk is not compatible with
> a Pi.  When asked if they had one that was, they were unable to answer.

That's utter rubbish. A disk does not need to be "compatible" with
anything except its defined and standardised interface, in this case
presumably SATA. It's the same with websites not "supporting" certain
browsers. All a site needs to do is offer valid and standards-compliant
code -- few do.

So in your case one of the two is broken and has not implemented the
interface correctly. I'd like to know, which is it, the Pi or the
Samsung? If it should be the Pi, then the fact that many other disks are
error-tolerant and work regardless is neither here not there. A broken
interface is broken and needs mending, regardless of how well it seems
to work under most circumstances.

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