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Subject: Re: [PATCH] add blockconsole version 1.1
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On Wednesday 2012-07-18 20:53, Jörn Engel wrote:
>
>> With the include added, it builds fine. Then I took an usb stick and I
>> did:
>> 
>> $ ./mkblockconsole /dev/sdc
>> 
>> <reboot>
>
>You can also run hdparm -z <dev> instead.

We have too many ways of doing some things.
util-linux conveniently has `blockdev --rereadpt /dev/sdc`.