Slackware ver 8.1. with an attempt to set it up as a file server(samba).

I'm trying to set up an old box(233 mhz) with a 160 gig wd ata 100
promise controller. Fdisk picks it up as /dev/hde and see's 255
heads/63 sectors/16709 cylinders. If I stick it all in one large
partition I get:

Device Boot Start End
Blocks Id System
/dev/hde1 1 16709
134215011 83 Linux

What s the best way to get all of this drive? Last time I tried I could
only get 137 gig of this drive(or at lease thats what df reported) so I
thought it was just a kernel limitation and installed some newer patches
but it looks as if I'm in the same boat.

Someone spin a man page at me please.
Thanks
Dennis

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On 2003-12-16, Dennis R. <dennisrob@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> What s the best way to get all of this drive? Last time I tried I could
> only get 137 gig of this drive(or at lease thats what df reported) so I
> thought it was just a kernel limitation and installed some newer patches
> but it looks as if I'm in the same boat.

Can't point you to a man page, but apparently there is a 137GB
(128 binary GB) limitation to older IDE controllers; see (for
example, apologies for the long line)

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc....ted=1031763968

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Keith Keller wrote:

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> On 2003-12-16, Dennis R. <dennisrob@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > What s the best way to get all of this drive? Last time I tried I could
> > only get 137 gig of this drive(or at lease thats what df reported) so I
> > thought it was just a kernel limitation and installed some newer patches
> > but it looks as if I'm in the same boat.
>
> Can't point you to a man page, but apparently there is a 137GB
> (128 binary GB) limitation to older IDE controllers; see (for
> example, apologies for the long line)
>
> http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc....ted=1031763968
>
> - --keith
>
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The 160 gig WD drive came with an ATA 100 controller and it still only see's 137 gig......thats why
I thought it may be an os issue.
I tried it with the onboard ide controller and it has an 8 gig limitation but slack 8.1 see's 137
gig of it. With the ATA 100 slack 8.1 see's only 137 gig of it. I tried to make one big partition
using fdisk and it reported, after using mkfs.ext2, only 50 gig of it and 100% was used???????? I
really am twisted on this one....in the past linux(even old version's) always saw the truth....and
I mean the whole truth about every drive I threw at it......I'm sure it's only something I'm
missing....or a new trick.

Thanks
Dennis

In article <3FDE5F8A.4A847589@bellsouth.net>, Dennis R. wrote:
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Please do not post HTML here, and use a better word wrap setting (<80).
Thank you.

> The 160 gig WD drive came with an ATA 100 controller and it still only
> see's 137 gig......thats why I thought it may be an os issue.

It IS an OS issue, one that was fixed in kernel 2.4.19.

Why are you starting out with such an old version? There have been many
bugs fixed since 8.1 was released. Your machine is fine for 9.1, and in
fact you'd probably find that everything will work!
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Nother thing that sprang to my mind is, have you checked for a BIOS update
for your mobo?

In article <pan.2003.12.16.18.27.46.677396@mail15.com>, Mykil X wrote:
> Nother thing that sprang to my mind is, have you checked for a BIOS update

This wouldn't matter. The OP would have the same problem with the 137GB
barrier on a 2.4.18 (or earlier) kernel without special patches.
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> On 2003-12-16, Dennis R. <dennisrob@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > What s the best way to get all of this drive? Last time I tried I could
> > only get 137 gig of this drive(or at lease thats what df reported) so I
> > thought it was just a kernel limitation and installed some newer patches
> > but it looks as if I'm in the same boat.
>
> Can't point you to a man page, but apparently there is a 137GB
> (128 binary GB) limitation to older IDE controllers; see (for
> example, apologies for the long line)

The only reason there is a boundary is because you are using pgp. If
you showed some consideration for other posters by refraining from pgp
unless necessary then perhaps you wouldn't have so many problems.

cordially, as always,

rm