Kent West wrote: > David Raeker-Jordan wrote: > > >Here is what Debian's fdisk reports: > > > >Disk /dev/hdb: 33.8 GB, 33820286976 bytes > >255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4111 cylinders > >Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > >I then booted Knoppix, and it sees the whole 60 MB. Here is what fdisk on > >Knoppix reports: > > > >Disk /dev/hdb: 60.0 GB, 60060155904 bytes > >255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7301 cylinders > >Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > >What have I done wrong? > > > > > > > A friend of mine just wrestled with a similar problem. Turns out there > were some jumpers on the drive that selected between 82GB and 32GB (it's > an 82GB drive, and the BIOS on his new ABIT mobo as well as W2K both saw > it as 32GB). Changing the jumper from 32 to 82 made the difference. > > -- I just looked through the online manual and I find no reference to a jumper like you mentioned. Additionally, if the HD size was being "crippled" by a jumper, why does Knoppix see the entire drive, but Debian does not? Thanks for the idea. -- David Raeker-Jordan mailto:david@raeker-jordan.net GnuPG key: 1024D/CD956608
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