root@five-72 ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 8.67101 s, 121 MB/s root@five-72 ~ # parted /dev/sdb GNU Parted 2.1 Using /dev/sdb Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands. (parted) mklabel gpt (parted) print Model: ATA ST3000DM001-1CH1 (scsi) --> http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/barracuda-ds1737-1-11 11us.pdf Disk /dev/sdb: 2199GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags (parted) q Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. root@five-72 ~ # cat /sys/block/sdb/queue/physical_block_size 512 But the drive says 4k sector size! What am I doing wrong? -Jason -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos