From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:05:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:04:53 -0400 Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:37650 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:04:34 -0400 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:04:24 +0200 From: Jens Axboe To: David Johnson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: DVD-RAM media detected with wrong number of blocks (2.4.7) Message-ID: <20010724150424.S4221@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <20010724102526.K4221@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-kernel-outgoing On Tue, Jul 24 2001, David Johnson wrote: > On 7/24/01, Jens Axboe wrote: > >On Mon, Jul 23 2001, David Johnson wrote: > >>When attempting to create an ext2 partition on a dvd-ram (2.6G/5.2G) > >>media the number of blocks is detected wrong causing only half of the > >>disk to be usable. When creating the filesystem with mke2fs only > >>609480 2K blocks are allowed instead of 1218960 2K blocks, and I end > >>up with a 1.2GB partition instead of 2.4GB one. The 1.2GB fs works > >>fine, it's just a bit small :( > >> > >>This is with 2.4.7 using a Creative DVD-RAM drive (1216S) on an Adaptec > >>2940UW. > >> > >>The correct number of blocks is detected in 2.4.6 > > > >Does this work? > > > > Shifting another bit causes the size to get cut in half again, not > shifting at all appears to be the correct thing to do. Yes of course, braino. So eliminating the shift gets the right size for you, correct? -- Jens Axboe