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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: 4k-sector NTFS can't be mounted
From:       Kenneth R Westerback <kwesterback () rogers ! com>
Date:       2013-07-22 0:49:20
Message-ID: 20130722004920.GK6361 () mac ! westerback ! ca
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On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:45:47PM +0200, David Vasek wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2013, Kenneth R Westerback wrote:
> 
> >>                                        A 4k-sector NTFS filesystem
> >>can't be mounted as of 5.3/i386.
> >
> >At least one person is using a 4K-sector disk with NTFS partition(s)
> >without problems. So I suspect something local to your setup is causing
> >the problem by traversing new and exciting code paths.
> 
> The filesystem was on external USB hard drive, as it came from the
> manufacturer, which is HGST, formerly Hitachi GST, now part of WD.
> The filesystem didn't work with OpenBSD 5.3/i386, but Windows XP
> seemed happy with it. The filesystem was empty and from original 4
> TB it could be compressed with bzip2 to under 3 MB. I can send the
> compressed image to you if you want to play with it and have extra
> disk space.
> 
> Regards,
> David
> 

No need. I've got my own 4K-byte sector, 4TB USB disks with NTFS
partitions. And an absolute disinterest in NTFS. :-)

.... Ken

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