--- os_linux.cpp	2007-08-22 18:59:35.000000000 +0200
+++ os_linux.cpp	2007-08-22 19:08:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@
 //    if no pmport device, set to 1 or leave blank
 // 5: data                                      [ void * ( var leangth ) ]
 // 
+
+#define STRANGE_BUFFER_LENGTH (4+512*0xf8)
+
 int highpoint_command_interface(int device, smart_command_set command,
                                 int select, char *data)
 {