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James, I'm supprised you have to ask. I've been harping on having standardized log entries for some time. Today most of them are proprietary to each disk manufacturer. This has been something that the disk folks have resisted for some time, with the impression that everyone's afraid that users having this information might cause more returns or something. TTFN, MKE. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [t13] Long logical sectors - anything support these? This message is from the T13 list server. > Also, as a thought, with ATA-8, would it be worth a further attempt at > trying to get SMART logging standardised? Having this feature built into > the OS would be incredibly useful. Please elaborate on what part of SMART logging is NOT standardized. Thank You !!! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Hatfield ATA Interface Firmware & T13 (ATA/ATAPI) Standards Representative Seagate Technology - PSG e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] s-mail: 389 Disc Drive; Longmont, CO 80503 USA voice: 720-684-2120 fax : 720-684-2711 ==================================================== |---------+----------------------------> | | Andrew Hill | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | ors.org.uk> | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | rg | | | No Phone Info | | | Available | | | | | | 02/29/2004 06:33 | | | AM | | | Please respond to| | | andrew.hill | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: [t13] Long logical sectors - anything support these? | >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------| This message is from the T13 list server. Hiya, Busy doing some ATA driver testing again. Just wondered: is there is anything out there which actually uses the long physical sectors and long logical sectors in a drive? I realise most of you are actually working for respective drive companies, but could anyone recommend a drive which uses these features? I'd like to see if they work under RISC OS's new ATA driver, but have yet to find a drive which uses > 512 byte sectors. Also, as a thought, with ATA-8, would it be worth a further attempt at trying to get SMART logging standardised? Having this feature built into the OS would be incredibly useful. I made my comment regarding improving CRC checking for IDENTIFY DEVICE blocks in ATA-8 earlier, but still can't think of an effective way of doing this, without effectively replacing the command with an equivalent which enforces CRC checking, which obviously carries big downsides itself. Best wishes, Drew
