Subject: Re: 2048 bytes/sector devices? (DVD RAMs, Fujitsu MO's, etc)
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From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/28/2005 11:40:28
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On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 02:26:55PM -0700, Tom Nakamura wrote:
> What is the status regarding devices with 2048 bytes/sector, such as DVD
> RAM's and larger Fujitsu Magneto Optical drives? Apparently its
> non-trivial to make this happen, though I don't understand why some
> devices such as CD's (which are 2048/sector AFAIK) can be read (can
> somebody explain this to me simply?). Does using IDE or SCSI make a
> difference?=20

The problem isn't _reading the devices_, it's interaction of the filesystem
with the underlying block size.

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