A read request of a sequential media from a host is executed with a read request data block size equal to a maximum recorded data block size parameter of the variable data block size storage device. When the speed of communication between the remote device and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication may be used. That is, until the reconfigured system is stabilized, some messages may be delivered using the old path, while other messages are delivered using a new path. The EGF fault detection module selectively indicates a fault is present in an exhaust gas recirculation system based on the first flow rate and the second flow rate. The first material is intimately mixed with or dispersed within a second material that may be substantially conductive to electrons or electron holes or lithium ions.