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Re: WD_QUIRK_FORCE_LBA48



> Has anyone used a >128Gb drive on a cobalt ?

I don't see any user report about it but there was a question
if we could use >128G drives on port-cobalt.
(IIRC "native" cobalt OS only supports <8G drives)

> So the best option could be to use the same logic as in the kernel's
> wd driver. You have to test for LBA48 support from the drive anyway,
> so the check against the result from IDENTIFY (60-61) should be cheap

Okay, I'll try my 160Gb drive (which is currently in my i386 terminal)
on my Qube once after I replace it with larger ones in new year holidays.
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Izumi Tsutsui


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