RE: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
I thought this was the case, that Linux did need the Bios. I know that my
BIOS isn't read the drive correctly. In fact it does even reach a GB when I
put the C/H/S in the setup. Which is why I assumed the the Kernal did not
read beyond 6.0GB. So Now I'm back to it's a problem with the drive
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> From: David Zanetti[SMTP:Zanett2D@hadrianus.wcc.govt.nz]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 3:34 PM
> To: 'Person, Roderick'
> Cc: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'
> Subject: RE: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
>
> I've never had any such problems with both of my 6.4 Western Digital's,
> both the 36400 and the 26400. I'd check they're being picked up
> correctly by the probing (ie, C/H/S).. Other than that I'd look at BIOS
> issues, but I seem to recall Linux doesn't use the BIOSes idea of drives
> for a lot...
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> David Zanetti, Unix System Administrator, Information Technology Group
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Person, Roderick [SMTP:personrp@ccbh.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 17 February 1999 05:33
> > To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'; Person, Roderick; 'Lewis, James
> > M. '
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> > Subject: RE: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
> >
> > I don't think this is the case since this the drive is a Western
> > Digital
> > 26400 Caviar and it does report 6GB excatly it reports 6.14...GB
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Lewis, James M. [SMTP:Jim.Lewis@alcoa.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 10:56 AM
> > > To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'; 'Person, Roderick'
> > > Cc: 'The recipient's address is unknown.'
> > > Subject: RE: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > jim
> > >
> > > >----------
> > > >From: Person, Roderick[SMTP:personrp@ccbh.com]
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 10:28 AM
> > > >To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'
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> > > >Subject: Which Kernal supports over 6.0 GB HD
> > > >
> > > >I just bought a 6.4GB but Linux only reads it as 6.0GB, which
> > Kernal do I
> > > >need to get the full access
> > > >
> > > >Thanks.
> > > >
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