Hi, On 5/14/08, Sandeep K Sinha <sandeepksinha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Vijay, > > Block I/O is the basic mechanism for DISK access using the SCSI > protocol as the command set. Block I/O is fast and data can be > transmitted in various block sizes like 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 64K, 128K, > etc. Block I/O can be done over various transports. Parallel SCSI > cables, copper fiber, optical fiber and even encapsulated and > transmitted over IP networks. > Block I/O is what is used to talk to DISKS. > File I/O is what is used to talk to FILES. Is Block I/O necessarily a SCSI thing? I thought 'dd' command could be used for block I/O over devices like floppy, CDROM, and IDE device? Am I wrong? -- Shreyansh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
