> > use -b 8192 -f 1024 for your 1024-byte sector media.
>
> Would this also work for -f 2048 ? Could block size then be 4096?  I'm thinking

yes. f must be at least 1/8 b. but may be 1/4, 1/2 or just equal b (no
subblocks)

> in terms of Fujitsu DynaMO, where sector size is 2048 bytes instead of the usual

so use -b 16384 -f 2048

> 512 bytes.  This is true at least through the 1.3 GB disks, I don't know about
> the new or upcoming 2.2 GB drives and disks.
>

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