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Re: [cobalt-users] Installing a larger drive



on 10/29/00 12:11 PM, Florian Effenberger at
florian.effenberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>> Here is the story on which kernel is needed:
> 
> It says: "Drives larger than 33.8 GB will not work with kernels older
> than 2.3.21." IMHO, Cobalt uses kernel 2.2.14 (on a RaQ3 w/ OS Update
> 3.0).
> 
> But it also says: "The 2.2.14 kernels do support these disks". So I
> don't know :-(


I read some other things that makes me think that it IS supposed to work in
2.2.14 (I don't recall where)
> 
> Did you try this one? "One can also `solve' the problem in hardware by
> using a jumper to clip the size to 33.8 GB. "

I did not see a jumper setting on my drive, I ordered 30 gb drive friday,
since I have to put this server on line pretty soon.  I guess I'll put the
60 gb drive in a Mac or something.

Maybe cobalt support will know the secret...


Mark Engelhardt