[NCLUG] Urgh... This drive bites.

[R P Herrold]

On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Matt Clauson wrote:

> Hello, guys...  I'm having fun with this new 80GB maxtor
> of mine -- the system kernel registers it as 78 gigs...  
> but I'm having a problem configuring it for more than 13
> in 'regular' mode, and more than 30 in their 'special'
> mode -- is there anything I'm missing, something stupid
> about extra huge drives?

Sure sounds like the mod 32 Meg limit from just the reported
sizes:

   78 mod 32 = 14

 ... rounding error makes 13 and 14 close enough to be
suspicious

Which kernel level?

-- Russ