| From: | Xavier Messersmith |
| Date: | 14 May 2000 at 04:40:08 |
| Subject: | Re: max transfer |
On 13-May-00, Petrus Bergman wrote:
> On 14-Maj-00, Xavier Messersmith wrote:
>> The data is only lost when you format it to the new sizes/filesystems. If
>> you don't go out of your way to destroy the actual data then if/when you
>> decide to move the setting back to what they were then it'll all work
>> again.
>
> I have also noticed during my tests that it don't makes any differece what
> blocksize I set for the partition. Both the partition and the data on it is
> still accessible after the change of the blocksize, although HDtoolbox says
> that all data will be lost and the changes requires a reboot. Is this
> possible?! It works for me, but it shouldn't.. i think.. ??
> Any comments about this?
> I have a 9.1GB SCSI-disk and PFS 3.
With PFS3 I believe the blocksize is locked at 1K. Filesystems perogative.
FFS probably wouldn't behave like this.
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