From: "btopenworld" <arb.comms@btclick.com> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:19:27 -0000 Message-ID: <HHEKKDFEAIDGGKKGMMCKGEDBCKAA.arb.comms@btclick.com> Subject: [suse-sparc] having trouble with adding a new hard drive into my blade 100
O.K. it's an IBM Deskstar 80Gb, ata100, model 07N8084. 7200rpm
run yast2 to see what the parameters where and got back
cy = 159560, h = 16, s = 63
so #fdisk /dev/hdc got the no valid partiton table message, and a menu
head 'Drive type' select 0, custom with hardware defaults and followed the
menu can anyone fill in the gaps this would be greatly appreciated.
Select type (? for auto, 0 for custom): 0 go into
custom mode
Heads (1-1024, default 16): 16 value
from yast2 and ibm tech spec .pdf
Sectors/track (1-1024, default 63): value
from yast2 and ibm tech spec .pdf
Using default value 63
Cylinders (1-65535, default 28486): 159560 tried this
Value out of range.
opps, but expected
Cylinders (1-65535, default 28486):
Using default value 28486
bugger, why this value ?
Alternate cylinders (0-65535, default 2): What's
this ?
Using default value 2
Does that mean 2 x 28486
Physical cylinders (0-65535, default 28488): o.k. but i
still can't give you the value the drive really has
Using default value 28488
Rotation speed (rpm) (1-100000, default 5400): 7200
Using default value 5400
Interleave factor (1-32, default 1): ?
Using default value 1
Extra sectors per cylinder (0-63, default 0): Help
Using default value 0
Have already had a different 80Gb in the machine and that went in no
problem, so is this drive incompatible ? or am i just totally missing the
point?
yours a.r.b.
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