[vdr] Re: 160GB disks - ATA/133

[Matt Tovey <matt.tovey@sgi.com>]

Juri Haberland wrote:

> Matt Tovey wrote:
>  
> > I guess that other people out there must also have 160GB IDE disks
> > installed? Having just bought one, I've just become aware of the 128GB
> > limit for ATA disks. ;) 
> > As far as I can see, the only fix is to buy an ATA/133 controller. This
> > is a proprietary fix (Maxtor), and not part of the ATA standard, right?
> > I guess Serial-ATA is going to be the long-term fix...
> >    
> No, I think you need a new kernel with 48bit IDE support.
That's the best news I've had all day. Thanks!

I bought a Promise ATA/100 TX2, figuring that I don't need performance, 
so why sell out the extra bucks for 133... then after googling for 
answers, I thought I'd have to send it back and get a 133 card... :(

Just to be sure I'm understanding correctly, with an ATA/100 card and a 
kernel with 48 bit support, you see all 160GB of the disk? To save 
bandwidth on the mailing list, perhaps just let me know if you don't...

Off to download a new kernel...

Matt



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