Have you considered it could be a resent hard drive layout modification. I
haven't had time to investigate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Format
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2010/04/01/the-facts-4k-advanced-fo
rmat-hard-disks/1
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/
I don't mind where a Rust port to Hurd is discussed. To get some of
the technical answers regarding Rust though you may need to ask
on reddit.com or maybe the rust-...@mozilla.org. Although I will
research what I can. I'm not a language developer myself.
I'm not a student so I can't participate
The project suggestion below was written for Rust programmers, and would be
common knowledge for GNU Hurd developers, due to the subject of GSOC 2013
coming up on the Rust reddit.com forum. If interested in this could you
please go to
http://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/18dfd6/gsoc_2013_started_a
