Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:48:06 -0800 From: Brent Kearney <brent@kearneys.ca> To: Andy Dills <andy@xecu.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Maxtor 40GB HD Message-ID: <19991216174806.A2632@kearneys.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9912161736360.7610-100000@shell.xecu.net>; from andy@xecu.net on Thu, Dec 16, 1999 at 05:45:43PM -0500 References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9912161736360.7610-100000@shell.xecu.net>
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On Thu, Dec 16, 1999 at 05:45:43PM -0500, Andy Dills wrote: > > After fooling around with my problem (trying to create a 40GB fs), I've > found something strange. It feels like there is a hard limit somewhere > between 27 and 27.5 GB. If I make a FS 27.5 GB large, the newfs will fail. > If it's 27 GB, it works. I don't think it's a geometry problem, as it > doesn't matter if it's the last 27 GB of the disk or the first 27 GB; both > work. But, regardless of position on the disk, I can't create a FS larger > that this limit that is somewhere between 27 and 27.5 GB. I'm guessing the > limit is number of sectors/fs, but it's easier to type in bytes than > in sectors. > Maybe try enabling LBA mode on the drive. Check this list over the last few days for the discussion on CHS/LBA/DMA mode setting using 'flags' in the kernel for wdc0, etc. -Brent To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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