Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ 3i] additional 40Gb HDD - can't see more than 5Gb

["Al-Juhani" <aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick

Have you created or defined any paritions?

Al-Juhani
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----- Original Message -----
From: "patrick n blackburn" <pnb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 23:27
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ 3i] additional 40Gb HDD - can't see more
than 5Gb


> Well, I did the upgrade w/o success...
>
> Here's the basic procedure --
>
> Visit: ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/users/thockin/2.4/gen_III/
>
> Following the instructions I backed up and then upgraded my ROM:
>
> [root@cobalt ROM]# ./flashtool -v -r > backup.rom
> ./flashtool: searching for PCI 10b9:7101 : found it at
/proc/bus/pci/00/03.0
> ./flashtool: systype = COBT_3K
> ./flashtool: bank 0: AMD AM29F080B 1MB
> ./flashtool: Using pthread POSIX real time scheduling.
> ./flashtool: reading page 0
> ./flashtool: reading page 1
> ./flashtool: reading page 2
> ./flashtool: reading page 3
> ./flashtool: reading page 4
> ./flashtool: reading page 5
> ./flashtool: reading page 6
> ./flashtool: reading page 7
> ./flashtool: reading page 8
> ./flashtool: reading page 9
> ./flashtool: reading page 10
> ./flashtool: reading page 11
> ./flashtool: reading page 12
> ./flashtool: reading page 13
> ./flashtool: reading page 14
> ./flashtool: reading page 15
> ./flashtool: flushing buffers
> [root@cobalt ROM]# ./flashtool -v -w 2.3.40.rom
> ./flashtool: searching for PCI 10b9:7101 : found it at
/proc/bus/pci/00/03.0
> ./flashtool: systype = COBT_3K
> ./flashtool: bank 0: AMD AM29F080B 1MB
> ./flashtool: Using pthread POSIX real time scheduling.
> ./flashtool: writing page 0
> ./flashtool: buffer page 0 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 1
> ./flashtool: buffer page 1 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 2
> ./flashtool: buffer page 2 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 3
> ./flashtool: buffer page 3 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 4
> ./flashtool: buffer page 4 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 5
> ./flashtool: buffer page 5 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 6
> ./flashtool: buffer page 6 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 7
> ./flashtool: buffer page 7 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 8
> ./flashtool: buffer page 8 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 9
> ./flashtool: buffer page 9 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 10
> ./flashtool: buffer page 10 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 11
> ./flashtool: buffer page 11 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 12
> ./flashtool: buffer page 12 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 13
> ./flashtool: buffer page 13 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 14
> ./flashtool: buffer page 14 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: writing page 15
> ./flashtool: buffer page 15 does not exist - creating it
> ./flashtool: flushing buffers
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 0 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 1 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 2 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 3 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 4 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 5 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 6 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 7 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 8 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 9 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 10 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 11 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 12 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 13 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 14 to ROM... verifying...  done
> ./flashtool:   flushing block 15 to ROM... verifying...  done
>
> Then I rebooted with the new ROM image, and verified that things were
> upgraded:
>
> [root@cobalt /root]# cmos -c romrev
> 2.3.40
>
> Looks good, so far, but even with the latest Gen3 ROM, I still can only
> see 5.772Gb of my new disk.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> ~Patrick
>
> patrick n blackburn wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Gerald!  I have the following ROM version:
> >
> > [root@cobalt RPMS]# cmos -c romrev
> > 2.3.28
> >
> > I have never flashed the ROM on my Cobalt's before -- time to get the
> > testbox out and give it a shot.  I take it that this ROM version _only_
> > supports ATA33?
> >
> > I'll let the list know how it goes!
> >
> > ~Patrick