gpart and sector size

Alexey Tarasov me at lexasoft.ru
Thu Apr 8 14:12:25 UTC 2010


Ok, in case of GPT? :-)
GPT implementation can be the simplest solution to this problem compared to implementing additional ATA commands to determine if disk is in Advanced Format.

On 08.04.2010, at 18:09, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:

> Alexey Tarasov <me at lexasoft.ru> writes:
>> I mean that gpart should act like gnop presenting another sector size
>> to user.  I that possible at all?
> 
> That depends on the underlying partition scheme.  My guess is "no".
> 
> (it all boils down to whether the desired logical sector size can
> somehow be recorded on-disk)
> 

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