On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 07:55:16AM -0600, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:18:50AM -0500, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: > > So OpenBSD uses 64*32, divides the number of sectors (which all > > devices do provide) by this value to give a cylinder count, and > > truncates the fractional cylinder. So up to 64*31 = 1984 sectors > > will be 'wasted'. > > > > Windows uses 255 * 63, so up to 255 * 62 = 15,810 sectors could be > > 'wasted'. > > Shouldn't the potential waste be 64*32-1 = 2047 and 255*63-1 = 16064, > respectively? >
OK, arithmetic has never been my strong suit. I knew you had to subract 1 from something. I can only say I had not had my morning tea yet. :-). .... Ken
