Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 Jan 2002 22:55:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 Jan 2002 22:55:25 -0500 Received: from void.printf.net ([213.253.1.202]:19723 "EHLO void") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 Jan 2002 22:55:14 -0500 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 04:03:09 +0000 From: Chris Ball To: Benjamin S Carrell Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bigggg Maxtor drives (fwd) Message-ID: <20020110040308.A28692@void.printf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3C3D0718.2060602@xmission.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 08:14:32PM -0700, Benjamin S Carrell wrote: > I would think that you lose that space to formatting That would be irrelevant. We're looking at the kernel's summation of the geometry, not the filesystem's description of usable space. > (would it not get the size of the drive from the bios?) No, the kernel tends not to rely on the BIOS for geometry. Which is usually very wise. > but I stand open for correction. Same here. It's always a good idea. :-) Is this perhaps Maxtor providing their own 'non-standard'[1] definition of gigabyte, rather than a technical issue? - Chris. [1]: (viz. 'wrong') -- $a="printf.net"; Chris Ball | chris@void.$a | www.$a | finger: chris@$a As to luck, there's the old miners' proverb: Gold is where you find it. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/