Subject: Re: Hard Drive in 520 byte/sector.
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/02/2002 10:28:08
On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 03:45:22AM -0500, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> Aaron writes:
> > if anybody in North America wants a 1024 byte/sector disk to hack
> > on, I can provide.  :)
>
> Is this a "regular" fixed disk, as opposed to removable media?  I have
> a mobile rack where I might be able to temporarily install such a
> disk, but NetBSD has been very balky running from the hard disk (512
> bytes/sector), and is even balkier on my older computer.

it's an old full-height 5.25" maxtor HD from a NeXT.  single-ended SCSI.
I used it and its 1024 byte/sectors for some time on a linux box back in
the 2.0/2.1 days without problems.

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  Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier@poofygoof.com