[101303] in RedHat Linux List
RE: partition size
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richardson,Anthony)
Wed Nov 25 14:29:03 1998
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 02:25:00 -0500
From: "Richardson,Anthony" <ARichard@stark.cc.oh.us>
To: UNIXMAN <jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>,
redhat-list <redhat-list@redhat.com>
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> UNIXMAN wrote:
> well, for LBA mode to address it it would have to be no
> bigger than 8.4 GB
> for EIDE. Actually does anyone know what they use for those 11 gig
> drives?
That's incorrect. The 8.4 GB limit is a CHS limit with a BIOS that does
CHS translation. The limit without a translating BIOS is 504 MB. The
EIDE LBA limit is in the TB (terabyte) range.
Since Linux uses LBA mode for drives that support, that entire 11 gig
drive is usuable. Just make sure your /boot partition is below the
8.4 GB or 504 MB limit. (The 1024 cylinder limit for translating and
non-translating BIOSes.)
Tony
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