Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you'll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you're busy with the test (approach widely used
with CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com -- Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc..
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using "DeviceIoControl" call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk..
Any help will be highly appreciated...
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One low level way of doing this would be to program the ATA registers of
the hard disk controller which takes care of writing into the disk...
Shiva P
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Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc..
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using "DeviceIoControl" call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk..
Any help will be highly appreciated...
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Wow! FC and Parallel SCSI disks and users would be happy with this
"way".
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Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com -- Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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One low level way of doing this would be to program the ATA registers of
the hard disk controller which takes care of writing into the disk...
Shiva P
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc..
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using "DeviceIoControl" call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk..
Any help will be highly appreciated...
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????????? Note: Nero does not use any kernel modules. It talks to the burner via IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
On the other hand, IMAPI uses a filter driver just on top of the storage port and below CdRom.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you'll have the feature to block all access to
testing device while you're busy with the test (approach widely used with CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com -- Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software Developers
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc..
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using "DeviceIoControl" call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some test data to the hard disk..
Any help will be highly appreciated...
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Message Doing this in Windows is asking for trouble, you will not be able to synchronize your work with the ATA driver's work.
The original task can be easily solved from user mode via ReadFile/WriteFile/DeviceIoControl.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
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One low level way of doing this would be to program the ATA registers of the hard disk controller which takes care of writing into the disk...
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc..
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using "DeviceIoControl" call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some test data to the hard disk..
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Wrong answer!
Nero uses ASPI to talk to the hardware. So it’s completely up to ASPI
layer how to proceed the command.
Nero’s own ASPI layer is really ASPI <-> SPTI wrapper. However if you’ll
have f.e. Adaptec ASPI
layer installed you’ll have kernel driver with hand-crafted IRP_MJ_SCSI
IRPs (No IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT!)
finally (I guess this is b/s IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_XXX does not allow
asynchronous calls and ASPI
have to support async stuff).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Maxim S. Shatskih
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 6:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Note: Nero does not use any kernel modules. It talks to the burner
via IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
On the other hand, IMAPI uses a filter driver just on top of the
storage port and below CdRom.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com
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Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used
with CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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Too complex; just open the Physical device and issue ReadFile and WriteFile
requests; yes, it is that easy.
Jamey
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Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used with
CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:35 PM
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive
with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using
ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using
“DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some
test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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Oh yeah, now we this is much better than Anton’s suggestion; NOT.
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One low level way of doing this would be to program the ATA registers of the
hard disk controller which takes care of writing into the disk…
Shiva P
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive
with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using
ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using
“DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some
test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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You need to explain this more. If Nero calls ASPI, when does Nero call the
kernel directly/
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Wrong answer!
Nero uses ASPI to talk to the hardware. So it’s completely up to ASPI layer
how to proceed the command.
Nero’s own ASPI layer is really ASPI <-> SPTI wrapper. However if you’ll
have f.e. Adaptec ASPI
layer installed you’ll have kernel driver with hand-crafted IRP_MJ_SCSI IRPs
(No IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT!)
finally (I guess this is b/s IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_XXX does not allow
asynchronous calls and ASPI
have to support async stuff).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Maxim S. Shatskih
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 6:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Note: Nero does not use any kernel modules. It talks to the burner via
IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
On the other hand, IMAPI uses a filter driver just on top of the storage
port and below CdRom.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used with
CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:35 PM
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive
with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using
ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using
“DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some
test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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???>Nero uses ASPI to talk to the hardware.
Maybe. Nero has no kmode drivers anyway. Maybe they have the user-mode DLL
which is ASPI over SPTI, but no kernel modules.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com
Not “maybe” but “exactly”. You can just check wnaspi32.dll module they
do copy if the system
has no global ASPI layer during their package installation. They don’t
do this on Windows 9x machines
relying on system default ASPI layer (I guess this is the reason of them
sticking with ASPI – having
the code calling the same pathes for CD/DVD I/O on the different
platforms – we use the same model
if you care).
In any case I cannot understand what you’re trying to prove? That in
some confugurations (OK, in MOST under NT)
Nero’s own software calls end with SPTI IOCTL? Very good! So what? There
are tons of ways to do the
same thing. Some more universal, some not. I need to ask again – so
what? 
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
???>Nero uses ASPI to talk to the hardware.
Maybe. Nero has no kmode drivers anyway. Maybe they have the user-mode
DLL which is ASPI over SPTI, but no kernel modules.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
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Yup. That simple. But does not work for unclaimed devices.
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Too complex; just open the Physical device and issue ReadFile and
WriteFile requests; yes, it is that easy.
Jamey
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Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used
with CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Chandra
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:35 PM
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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Yes, but it is a very rare situation where the user will be reading form a
disk that is not claimed. In fact, he already stated he knows how to issue
DEVIOCTLs, so I think we can assume the device is claimed.
Jamey
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Yup. That simple. But does not work for unclaimed devices.
Regards,
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Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Too complex; just open the Physical device and issue ReadFile and WriteFile
requests; yes, it is that easy.
Jamey
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Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used with
CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive
with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using
ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using
“DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some
test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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“Rare” does not mean “never”, right?
Actually I would finally say we’re both right. But only together B/s
both ways (SPTI or
whatever way to talk with CDBs) and Read/WriteFile should be used IN THE
SAME APP.
B/s SPTI (or whatever) does not work with software RAIDs (I *HATE* f.e.
HDTach for it’s
unable to test software RAID5) and Read/WriteFile way does not work for
unclaimed device
(does not matter how often this can happen - I was not not lazy to check
“uninitialized” disk –
it does have RAW file system on it, but I was afraid to “sign” Linux
RAID volume under XP…).
So now the guy can pick up what he really needs. Except totally crazy
way (ATA commands
ignoring ATA driver etc) we’ve listed and described all of them… At
least I do not know other
ones
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Jamey Kirby
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:26 AM
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Subject: RE: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Yes, but it is a very rare situation where the user will be reading form
a disk that is not claimed. In fact, he already stated he knows how to
issue DEVIOCTLs, so I think we can assume the device is claimed.
Jamey
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Yup. That simple. But does not work for unclaimed devices.
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Jamey Kirby
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Too complex; just open the Physical device and issue ReadFile and
WriteFile requests; yes, it is that easy.
Jamey
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Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used
with CD/DVD burning
software).
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:35 PM
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk
drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive
using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk
using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/
write some test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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I tried ReadFile/WriteFile/DeviceIoControl functions and did suceed in
reading couple of sectors from Hard Disk. Now i need to write an algo
for sequential/ random read and write.
Thanx for all the help.
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[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Maxim S.
Shatskih
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:44 PM
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Doing this in Windows is asking for trouble, you will not be able to
synchronize your work with the ATA driver’s work.
The original task can be easily solved from user mode via
ReadFile/WriteFile/DeviceIoControl.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
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One low level way of doing this would be to program the ATA
registers of the hard disk controller which takes care of writing into
the disk…
Shiva P
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Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a
Hard Disk drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk
drive using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard
disk using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can
read/ write some test data to the hard disk…
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Regards
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If somebody can give me ideas, what is the difference between a Read
test and a Seek test. Are we not seeking a new location each time we
read??
Also i would be glad if someone can tell me the definitions for
Sequential Read and Random Read.
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Note: Nero does not use any kernel modules. It talks to the burner
via IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
On the other hand, IMAPI uses a filter driver just on top of the
storage port and below CdRom.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
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Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would
be using filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the
feature to block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely
used with CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel
Software Developers
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Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves
testing a Hard Disk drive with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard
disk drive using ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my
hard disk using “DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i
can read/ write some test data to the hard disk…
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Regards
-Ram
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Yes, you are correct in that seeking is inherent in reading.
I am not sure how to explain random vs. sequential reading in any more
detail that the names themselves suggest.
Jamey
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If somebody can give me ideas, what is the difference between a Read test
and a Seek test. Are we not seeking a new location each time we read??
Also i would be glad if someone can tell me the definitions for Sequential
Read and Random Read.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:41 PM
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Note: Nero does not use any kernel modules. It talks to the burner via
IOCTL_SCSI_PASS_THROUGH_DIRECT.
On the other hand, IMAPI uses a filter driver just on top of the storage
port and below CdRom.
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com
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Use either SPTI with hand-crafted CDBs or better approach would be using
filter driver with
own SPTI-like path. With this implementation you’ll have the feature to
block all access to
testing device while you’re busy with the test (approach widely used with
CD/DVD burning
software).
Regards,
Anton A. Kolomyeytsev
RocketDivision.Com – Toolkits for Network and Storage Kernel Software
Developers
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:35 PM
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Subject: [ntfsd] Read /Write Hard Diak
Hi,
I am currently developing a project which involves testing a Hard Disk drive
with tests like,
Random Read,
Random Write,
Sequential Read,
Sequential Write etc…
All these tests involve reading and writing data to Hard disk drive using
ioctl calls. I could manage getting information abt my hard disk using
“DeviceIoControl” call. But i couldnot figure out how i can read/ write some
test data to the hard disk…
Any help will be highly appreciated…
Regards
-Ram
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