Re: 520 Bytes sector size

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On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:04:11 -0500
"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Porat <dan.porat@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> Dan> I would like to run 520 Bytes disk in native mode.  What changes I
> Dan> have to run in sg driver ?  Is there any kernel already adapted for
> Dan> 520 bytes sector size ?
> 
> Linux does not support 520-byte sectors unless the drive is formatted
> with DIF and hanging off a DIF-capable HBA.

Is that true even with sg - I wouldn't have thought sg minded, it doesn't
seem to mind about strange sized transfers for CD-ROM ?
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