From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 3 12:28:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80DF110656E5 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:28:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: from hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu (smtp.mail.umich.edu [141.211.14.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28E308FC0A for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:28:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: FROM dell1 (Unknown [141.211.15.39]) BY hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 49883880.B3706.15794 ; 3 Feb 2009 07:28:48 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:27:18 -0500 From: William Bulley To: Brad Mettee Message-ID: <20090203122717.GA6430@dell1> Mail-Followup-To: Brad Mettee , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: short-changed on SD card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:28:53 -0000 According to Brad Mettee on Mon, 02/02/09 at 15:55: > > Does an XP machine also detect it as 960MB? If not, can you put more than > 960M on it and verify that it's all intact? Yes, Windows XP sees it as a 960MB FAT16 "drive". And when formatting it under Windows XP it never gave me the option to up this number, so somewhere (boot block, MBR?) the concept of 960MB is retained. > Create a 100MB zip file, put 10+ copies on the card. Then test to see if > the CRC is correct on all of the copies. If they're alls ok, then the card > is in fact 2GB. If you start getting errors on any of the files (and can > wipe/repeat the problem), then I'd say you've been ripped off and it's only > a 1GB card. Did you intend to have me put this ZIP file on the SD card using Windows XP or FreeBSD, or does it matter? I wish I didn't have to touch Windows XP at all, grrr... :-( Regards, web... -- William Bulley Email: web@umich.edu