> On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Taso Hatzi wrote:
> > Is this a problem for all brands of IDE drive?
> > If not, then which brands protect themselves?
>
> What about doing some tests, any volunteers :-)
>
> Or let's write some diagnostic tool:
> "
> [root@grill.now]# ./d2b
> brick-test: /dev/hda Model X FwRev Y: is vulnerable... :-)
> brick-test: /dev/hdc Model A FvRev B: is vulnerable... :-)
The research in order for this d2b to return accurate results would be rather
er... expensive...
So I would rather obey the spec and enforce obedience from apps to the maximum
extent possible. Especially if the drive that we attempt to disk2brick is
new...
[snip]
-- Anton R. Ivanov ARI2-RIPE mailto:aivanov@sigsegv.cx The excuse for delaying today's deliverables is: heavy gravity fluctuation, move computer to floor rapidly
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