From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 14 15:12:38 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58ED9CAF for ; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:12:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=75066281f=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-001.utdallas.edu (ip-001.utdallas.edu [129.110.180.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A6FDA34 for ; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:12:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: None X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhEFAPb9HFGBbgogTmdsb2JhbABEDsBvAwEBI0uCHwEBAQQBAQE1AhQgCxALGC4nAQkSFAYBBwcEARwEh3EMvXCNSoNZYQOIZosLg1CRfl5OgQU X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,665,1355119200"; d="scan'208";a="57020" Received: from zxtm01.utdallas.edu (HELO utd71538.utdallas.edu) ([129.110.10.32]) by ip-001.utdallas.edu with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 14 Feb 2013 09:11:29 -0600 Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:11:26 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl To: Scott Bennett , joar.jegleim@gmail.com Subject: Re: 3 TB disk troubles Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <201302141233.r1ECXVXx020101@mp.cs.niu.edu> References: <201302141233.r1ECXVXx020101@mp.cs.niu.edu> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.1.0a1 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; size=1859 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:12:38 -0000 --On February 14, 2013 6:33:31 AM -0600 Scott Bennett wrote: >> > The confusing thing is that the kernel says it's a 3 TB device, > but the utility programs say otherwise. > Thanks for your reply, though. I may have to take the device back > to the store I bought it and ask them to demonstrate to me that it > actually works for them as a 3 TB drive. Sigh. > What utilities are you referring to? If it's fdisk and bsdlabel, those can only "see" 2TB no matter how big the disk is. What does gpart show tell you? > > Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ********************************************************************** > * Internet: bennett at mp.cs.niu.edu * > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* > * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * > * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * > * -- a standing army." * > * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * > ********************************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell