Re: [ros-kernel] reactos/tools/makefile

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

"Casper Hornstrup" <ch...@us...> wrote:

> > I did a make clean, changed config as you suggested, and then did a
make,
> > then ran install.bat. I'm still crashing on the zip drive, and yes,
Eric,
> > it's an ATAPI as a previous e-mail showed. I noticed in atapi.c that if
the
> > BytesPerSector is 0, it is set to 512. I don't know if that was just put
in
> > or not, but it's still crashing.
>
> IIRC BytesPerSector is changed to 512 because the code still assumes a
> standard DOS compatible harddisk in this case. Eric can tell you wether
> this is still true.

Yes, this is true. The ATA specs say that 0 Bytes per Sector really mean 512
Bytes per Sector (default sector size). IMO it is a brain-dead concept but
most of the harddisks I have seen report 0 Bytes per Sector.

Eric