Pandu Poluan writes:
On Mar 5, 2012 3:37 AM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote:
Now I have a related question: My new seagate Barracuda
Green 2TB ST2000DL003-9VT166 drive has 4096 bytes per sector, but uses
something that is called SmartAlign(TM) [*]. Seagate says that there
are
Grant writes:
The performance is only impacted if the sector size is something other
than 512 bytes. The newer 4K sector size used by some higher density
drives requires that you start partitions on a sector boundary or they
will perform badly. There isn't an actually performance need to
On Mar 5, 2012 11:04 PM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote:
Grant writes:
The performance is only impacted if the sector size is something other
than 512 bytes. The newer 4K sector size used by some higher density
drives requires that you start partitions on a sector boundary or
On Mon, 5 Mar 2012 23:33:20 +0700
Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote:
On Mar 5, 2012 11:04 PM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote:
Grant writes:
The performance is only impacted if the sector size is
something other than 512 bytes. The newer 4K sector size used
by some
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote:
Grant writes:
The performance is only impacted if the sector size is something other
than 512 bytes. The newer 4K sector size used by some higher density
drives requires that you start partitions on a sector
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote:
On Mar 5, 2012 4:59 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
All my drives says this from fdisk:
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512
[snip]
I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it's
working now. The install is about done but there were a few
peculiarities:
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I
deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but
[snip]
I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it's
working now. The install is about done but there were a few
peculiarities:
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I
deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but
[snip]
HOWEVER, make sure that all partitions begin at multiples of 8 (e.g., 64,
72, 80, and so on); this will save you a lot of grief if it happens that the
hard disk you're using has 4KiB-sectors. [1]
snip the rest
From what I recall of looking at that toy's specs, it's running on an
Grant writes:
Just to confirm, starting at block 2048 is OK?
Yes, if it's divisible by 8, it's okay. That's because 512 * 8 = 4096, so
every 8th 512-byte block starts on a 4096 block boundary.
Now I have a related question: My new seagate Barracuda
Green 2TB ST2000DL003-9VT166 drive has 4096
[snip]
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I
deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7 expects
the first partition to start at sector 2048.
You can force a lower number by toggling DOS compatibility; this
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
[snip]
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I
deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7 expects
the first partition to start at sector 2048.
You
[snip]
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I
deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7 expects
the first partition to start at sector 2048.
You can force a lower number by toggling DOS compatibility; this
On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 13:56:23 -0800
Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
[snip]
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even
though I deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7
expects the first partition to start at sector
[snip]
1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even
though I deleted all partitions.
That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7
expects the first partition to start at sector 2048.
You can force a lower number by toggling DOS compatibility;
On Mar 5, 2012 3:37 AM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote:
Grant writes:
Just to confirm, starting at block 2048 is OK?
Yes, if it's divisible by 8, it's okay. That's because 512 * 8 = 4096, so
every 8th 512-byte block starts on a 4096 block boundary.
Now I have a related question:
On Mar 5, 2012 3:15 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
[snip]
HOWEVER, make sure that all partitions begin at multiples of 8 (e.g.,
64,
72, 80, and so on); this will save you a lot of grief if it happens
that the
hard disk you're using has 4KiB-sectors. [1]
snip the rest
From
On Mar 5, 2012 4:59 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
All my drives says this from fdisk:
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
So it doesn't matter where the first partition
On Mar 5, 2012 5:10 AM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote:
Correct. Those drives are all the same style as you've
been using for years. If partitions start at 63, that's just an msdos
convention. For reasons I've never understood, Windows liked to reserve
the first 32k for some
On Mar 5, 2012 5:39 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
So fdisk used to enforce a block 63 start point and now it enforces a
2048 start point? fdisk is the one doing this?
- Grant
Yes. Like I posted before (and explained in the article I linked), if you
turn off the compatibility mode,
I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to
install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to
boot via a USB key.
Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine?
Gentoo is installed but I can't get my USB-ethernet adapter to bring
up an eth0
On Mar 4, 2012 12:54 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to
install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to
boot via a USB key.
Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine?
Gentoo is
On Mar 4, 2012 1:13 AM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote:
On Mar 4, 2012 12:54 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it's
working now. The install is about done but there were a few
peculiarities:
1. fdisk
Oh iya, satu lagi yang perlu dihindari: wifi AP nya HP ProCurve / HP
Networking. Nggak stabil. (Tapi kalau switch Layer 2 dan Layer 3 nya, HP
ProCurve highly recommended).
((Ini berdasarkan hasil pengalaman saya di kantor yang sekarang.))
Rgds,
On Mar 4, 2012 1:15 AM, Pandu Poluan
Gah. I must be too tired; what I sent earlier was supposed to go another
list. Sorry for the mistake, folks.
Rgds,
On Mar 4, 2012 1:22 AM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote:
Oh iya, satu lagi yang perlu dihindari: wifi AP nya HP ProCurve / HP
Networking. Nggak stabil. (Tapi kalau switch
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote:
On Mar 4, 2012 12:54 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote:
I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to
install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to
boot via a USB key.
I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to
install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to
boot via a USB key.
Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine?
Gentoo is installed but I can't get my USB-ethernet adapter to bring
up an eth0 (or
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