SCSI devices with 256-byte sectors don't work?

Apparently there really are such devices:

Sep 28 20:05:42 localhost kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Sep 28 20:05:42 localhost kernel:   Vendor: Sandisk   Model: ImageMate SDDR09  Rev: 0100
Sep 28 20:05:42 localhost kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access            ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: sddr09: Found Flash card, ID = 98 EA 00 00: Manuf. Toshiba, 2 MB
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdd: 8160 256-byte hdwr sectors (2 MB)
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: sdd: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: sdd: assuming drive cache: write through
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel:  sdd:SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x10070000
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 0
Sep 28 20:05:51 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 0

Last three lines just repeat over and over.