Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:44:23 +0100 | From | Guest section DW <> | Subject | Re: over 5Gb missing from a 13.5Gb disk |
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On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 09:07:49PM +0300, Khimenko Victor wrote:
> > All large disks will show RawCHS=16383/16/63, entirely independent of the > > BIOS (which is not involved at all). It is the ATA standard. > > Huh ? > > -- cut -- > [root@localhost /root]# hdparm -i /dev/ide/hd/c0b0t0u0 > > /dev/ide/hd/c0b0t0u0: > > Model=IBM-DJNA-371350, FwRev=J76OA30K, SerialNo=GM0GMGL2059 > Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs } > RawCHS=26310/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34 > BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=1966kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off > DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast) > CurCHS=1650/255/63, CurSects=26520480, LBA=yes > LBA CHS=825/510/63 Remapping, LBA=yes, LBAsects=26520480 > tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2 > IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 > UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 *mode2 > -- cut -- > > As you can see RawCHS here is 26310/16/63 and all is working like a charm. > As I have EXACTLY same model as Wichert (including FwRev and such) I'm pretty > sure it's something in BIOS and/or recent kernel changes (I'm still using > 2.2.10ac10)...
You cheat yourself by using a hdparm/kernel combination that lies to you. Try hdparm -I to see the truth.
(Yes, in the good old days "hdparm -i" was useful. These days it gives corrupted info, and one needs "hdparm -I".)
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