Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:26:47 +0200 From: sven.huster@gmx.net To: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: large ide doesnt work Message-ID: <20000519152410.A59661@sirius.hq.netzmarkt.de> In-Reply-To: <392532DD.C9CB6AAF@i-clue.de>; from so@server.i-clue.de on Fri, May 19, 2000 at 02:26:05PM %2B0200 References: <20000519110109.A58376@sirius.hq.netzmarkt.de> <392532DD.C9CB6AAF@i-clue.de>
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> > wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa > > wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <SAMSUNG SV0844A> > > wd0: 8063MB (16514064 sectors), 16383 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S > > wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa > > wdc1: unit 1 (wd3): <IBM-DPTA-372050> > > wd3: 2016MB (4128768 sectors), 4096 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S > > wdc1: unit 0 (atapi): <LTN382/UL22>, removable, intr, dma, iordis > > [snip] > > AFAIR FreeBSD 3.4 utilizes an older driver (wd) this one has known problems with large drives. Either > partition the large drive into partitions less than 8GB big, or use FreeBSD 4.0, which solves this problem. but how do i create a partition with less than 8 gb, if only 2 gb are recognized? regards sven ps sorry for doubleposting christop, missed the list To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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