Re: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
Lewis, James M. dixit:
> Just a guess. I think it sees the whole thing. Disk drive makers
> sometimes use 1000bytes as 1k, whereas, most folks use 1024. The disk
> folks think 1,000,000,000 bytes is 1G. Others think 1,073,741,824 bytes
> is 1G. 6 x 1G = 6,442,459,944 bytes. Which 6.4G if you use the 1000
> for 1k base. It depends on which def of 1k you use. I suspect the
> linux utilities use 1024=1k. Read the fine print to see what the drive
> manufacturer uses for 1k.
I've experienced the same with a supposedly ~4.3GB seagate, which both the
BIOS and Linux read as 4.1GB... your guess makes a lot of sense, and its
consequence is that we're being fooled by HDD manufacturers.
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Un saludo,
Horacio
homega@vlc.servicom.es
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