From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Advanced Format disks mixed with regular disks?
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:47:18 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D829D86.3050001@cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <yq1vczivauz.fsf@sermon.lab.mkp.net>
On 03/16/2011 07:39 PM, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
>>>>>> "Phillip" == Phillip Susi<psusi@cfl.rr.com> writes:
>
> Phillip> The kernel has the ability to read it from the drive and report
> Phillip> it to the user space tools, which have been patched to use it,
> Phillip> but the WD EARS drives lie and claim 512/512 instead of
> Phillip> 512/4096.
>
> The saving grace is that modern util-linux/dm tooling aligns on 1MB by
> default instead of sector 63.
>
So, given the correct options ( -c -b 4096 ), v2.17.2 will handle
the 2TB WD Caviar Green WD20EARS drives which I just bought for my
external backup device... Right?
(Along with a current lvm and kernel.)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-lvm/2011-March/msg00053.html
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I prefer banana-flavored energy bars made from tofu.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-17 23:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-14 16:47 [linux-lvm] Advanced Format disks mixed with regular disks? Ron Johnson
2011-03-14 17:17 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-14 17:32 ` Les Mikesell
2011-03-14 18:02 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-14 18:09 ` Ron Johnson
2011-03-14 19:13 ` Ron Johnson
2011-03-14 20:00 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-15 8:02 ` Karel Zak
2011-03-15 14:24 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2011-03-15 17:36 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2011-03-15 0:15 ` John Drescher
2011-03-16 20:45 ` Phillip Susi
2011-03-16 22:55 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-16 23:11 ` Les Mikesell
2011-03-17 0:02 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-17 0:18 ` Mike Snitzer
2011-03-17 0:12 ` Phillip Susi
2011-03-17 0:39 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-03-17 14:21 ` hansbkk
2011-03-17 23:47 ` Ron Johnson [this message]
2011-03-22 10:23 ` Karel Zak
2011-03-22 16:51 ` Les Mikesell
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