Re: [usb-storage] Re: [PATCH] fix Sony USB mass storage - pass larger receive buffer

Matthew Dharm
2003-11-14T01:04:22Z

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On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 04:40:52PM -0700, Pat LaVarre wrote:
> > > Anybody able to clue me in quickly as to why classifying a device as
> > > writable or not, rather than a disc, can ever be meaningful?
> >
> > The notion makes sense for tape drives as well.
>
> Re write-protect, personally I know only of discs that have
> write-protect tabs.
>
> Are we saying some SCSI drives have write-protect switches also? Only
> tape drives or also the disk drives of sd and the disc drives of cdrom/
> sr/ ide-cd?

I've seen write-protect switches/jumpers on SCSI disks, on tapes, and even
flash-disk keychain devices.

Matt

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