Re: [TCLUG:17648] Moving the install & Linux fdisk 20gb IDE drive h*ll

[Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

BIll Layer wrote:
> 
> New issue: Using linux fdisk on the new 20gb drive was a nightmare. At first,
> fdisk would not see the correct drive size; cylynders were seens as 16,383 - I
> had to manually plug in a cylinder value of 39,703 for the full 20gb to be
> recognized. 39,703 is the value returned by the BIOS autodection, when the
> drive is set to "Normal" mode. I hope this was the correct choice.

I'm interested to know what Linux detects as the system is booted.  You
should be able to take a look at what it says (as it usually flies by
pretty quick on modern systems) by running the `dmesg' command
immediately after booting, or by looking in the /var/log/dmesg file.  If
Linux does not detect it as a 20GB drive, then your problems are a bit
more complex (though probably fixable by upgrading your kernel or
something).

What kernel/distribution are you running?

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