Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:18:55 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Matthew Jacob <mj@feral.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Support for WD Advanced Format disks Message-ID: <86bp99eccg.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <4C6222F1.8090205@feral.com> (Matthew Jacob's message of "Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:11:29 -0700") References: <86wrry1hwv.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100810184853.21FED5B5A@mail.bitblocks.com> <86mxsunpk6.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100810225012.A8CE35B67@mail.bitblocks.com> <4C6222F1.8090205@feral.com>
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Matthew Jacob <mj@feral.com> writes: > Yes, that should be it! No, it shouldn't, cf. extensive discussion about EARS disks on -current. They lie about their physical sector size. There's a jumper setting for "Windows XP compatibility", but apparently, it only affects the (fake) geometry the disk reports to the BIOS. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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