[ros-kernel] Re: RE: Re: AW: AW: Re: RE: Re: RE: New ide driver

[Eric K. <ek...@rz...>]

"Steven Edwards" <Ste...@kn...> wrote:


> could freeldr pass this information to ros?
>
No. I had a look at the ATA/ATAPI-5 specification. The 'BytesPerSector' and
'BytesPerTrack' data (word 4 & 5) are now obsolete. IMO, this means that
*all* ATA devices use 512 byte sectors.

This does not apply to ATAPI devices. We should be able to get media
information by using a SCSI command.

- Eric Kohl


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