Thread: 512B and 4KB hard drives; can I just format both starting on 64 sector?

hi,

i've experienced problems new 4k hard drives.

i've read here how deal it:
http://linuxconfig.org/linux-wd-ears-advanced-format

wanted know if can format both types of hard drives starting sector 64 (or 2048, i've seen somewhere adise in web).

(taken link above):

# fdisk -u /dev/sda

number of cylinders disk set 121601.
there nothing wrong that, larger 1024,
, in setups cause problems with:
1) software runs @ boot time (e.g., old versions of lilo)
2) booting , partitioning software other oss
(e.g., dos fdisk, os/2 fdisk)

command (m help): p

disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 gb, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
disk identifier: 0x10bd10bc

device boot start end blocks id system

command (m help): n
command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
partition number (1-4): 1
first sector (63-1953525167, default 63): 64
last sector, +sectors or +size{k,m,g} (64-1953525167, default 1953525167):
using default value 1953525167

command (m help): w
partition table has been altered!

calling ioctl() re-read partition table.

warning: re-reading partition table failed error 16: device or resource busy.
kernel still uses old table.
new table used @ next reboot.
syncing disks.



in advance

just let know ubuntu 10.04 seems create partitions @ block 2048 default upon installation.
however, , point, after installation, if want add new drive, fdisk creates partition @ block 63 default.
know fdisk not developed ubuntu...
guess i'm going format drives/partitions on starting @ block 4096.

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