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

["patrick blackburn" <pnb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, but fdisk will not allow me to see more than 12009 cylinders, so fdisk
doesn't see the whole disk.

>  [root@cobalt /root]# fdisk /dev/hdb
>  Command (m for help): p
>  Disk /dev/hdb: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 12009 cylinders
>  Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes

Good idea, though.

-Patrick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al-Juhani" <aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ 3i] additional 40Gb HDD - can't see more
than 5Gb


> Patrick
>
> Have you created or defined any paritions?
>
> Al-Juhani
> aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- 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
>
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