On 2010/03/10 22:41 (GMT-0600) Eric Sandeen composed: > Felix Miata wrote: >> Sounds to me like the HD manufacturers want to make 512 go the way of PATA, >> accelerating obsolescence to drive up profitability of the whole computer >> hardware industry. People shouldn't have to buy whole new systems for want of >> replacing a dead 20GiB 512 byte sector HD. > I really don't understand why this bothers you so much; there is new hardware > on the way, and Linux works with it. If you want to keep your 20G drives until > they die, nobody is stopping you. These things will likely coexist for a long time. > Nobody is forcing your hand. Have you tried to buy a replacement PATA disk lately, particularly one no larger than the 2^28 ATA-5 addressing limit? Buying a replacement 20G HD, or one compatible with it even if 10X or more the storage size actually needed, has become a difficult task, particularly if a new product and a warranty longer than 90 days is desired. The bother is that it looks like HD makers will have their way with 512 as they have with PATA, forcing a lot of otherwise useful hardware into landfills prematurely. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
