From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 13:00:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C47FF16A4D0 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:00:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E784E43FB1 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hALL0XFY013946 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hALL0X42013945; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:00:33 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200311212100.hALL0X42013945@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Lowell Gilbert Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 358B116A4CE for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:53:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.198.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 907EF43FCB for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:53:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lowell@be-well.no-ip.com) Received: from be-well.no-ip.com ([66.30.200.37]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2003112120533501300iki6be>; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:53:35 +0000 Received: by be-well.no-ip.com (Postfix, from userid 1147) id ABD8B3A; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:53:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20031121205334.ABD8B3A@be-well.no-ip.com> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:53:34 -0500 (EST) From: Lowell Gilbert To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/59565: [PATCH] FAQ doesn't cover definition of gigabyte X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Lowell Gilbert List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:00:37 -0000 >Number: 59565 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] FAQ doesn't cover definition of gigabyte >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 21 13:00:33 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lowell Gilbert >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD be-well.ilk.org 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #55: Sun Nov 16 23:29:37 EST 2003 root@be-well.ilk.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/BE-WELL i386 FAQ document >Description: This is an addition for the FAQ to handle a question that has been asked often of late. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: *** book.sgml.ORIG Thu Nov 20 16:20:40 2003 --- book.sgml Fri Nov 21 15:52:55 2003 *************** *** 6150,6155 **** --- 6150,6173 ---- + + Why does FreeBSD see my disk as smaller than the + manufacturer says it is? + + + + Disk manufacturers calculate gigabytes as a billion bytes + each, whereas FreeBSD calculates them as 1,073,741,824 bytes + each. This explains why, for example, FreeBSD's boot messages + will report a disk that supposedly has 80GB as holding + 76319MB. + Also note that FreeBSD will (by default) + reserve 8% of the disk + space. + + + + How is it possible for a partition to be more than 100% full? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: