Re: [sleuthkit-users] HPA error - disk_stat and SATA

[farmer d. <far...@ya...>]

-- Brian Carrier <ca...@sl...> wrote:
> > I know there's an HPA there...does disk_stat not
> work yet with SATA drives? This is Linux 2.6.16 on a
> Dell Inspiron e1705. thx!
> 
> I guess not.  I haven't had a chance to test it yet,
> but I would not be 
> surprised.  disk_stat doesn't work when USB is
> involved either. 

It doesn't currently work with SCSI, and since USB,
1394, and SATA drives all fall under SCSI modulation
then disk_stat and disk_sreset won't work with them. 
You probably get;

ioctl(3, 0x31f, 0xbffff690) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid
argument)

regards,

farmerdude

http://www.forensicbootcd.com/

http://www.farmerdude.com/




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