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From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: kern/170945: [gpt] disk layout not portable between direct
 connect and USB bridge
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The following reply was made to PR kern/170945; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/170945: [gpt] disk layout not portable between direct connect
 and USB bridge
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:29:04 +0400

 Hi,
 
 GPT uses logical block addresses, not bytes.
 So, if you changed sector size, then you lose the access to the GPT.
 If you want get access to GPT, that has been created on the device with
 4k sized sector, then you can use geom_nop(4).
 
 -- 
 WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov