Howdy,
On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 09:22 -0700, Peter wrote:
Make sure there is a break at precisely 131,072 MB, and place at
least one bootable partition below the 131,072 MB line.
The new properties (it is NOT a hack) remain active until a reset-
nvram O.F. command is executed.
It seems
On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:04 AM, Ralph wrote:
It seems as though the break does not need to be precisely there. It
just needs to be under the 128 GB barrier, as long as that is the only
partition you would need to access in a pinch.
I think you are wrong about this. I think it needs to be at the
On Sep 2, 2008, at 10:35 AM, insightinmind wrote:
The new properties (it is NOT a hack) remain active until a reset-
nvram O.F. command is executed.
Out of curiosity ... is that something that can be re-done at each
Startup? Set the disk size through Open Firmware at Boot Time?
You say it is not a hack, and you may well be right. It appears that
it is only a property that is negotiated between the firmware and the
drive.
A property between the firmware and the Apple ATA drive controller,
not the HD itself.
Actually. I don''t think always doing this at
If you want to avoid a no-man's land in a partition, the break
should be at precisely 131,072 MB.
A most interesting thread. I'm not about to use the patch but I do have a
question and it's about the meaning of MB and GB in this context. It's not
clear, especially with disk drives, whether
To give you a very 'unsatisfying', but truthful' answer;
It's all up to MARKETING.
They use the terms as they wish, to make the drives seem as large as
possible, with little regard for providing useful information for the
consumer.
Sorry!!!
Chuck D.
On Sep 3, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Doug
On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:51 PM, Doug McNutt wrote:
If you want to avoid a no-man's land in a partition, the break
should be at precisely 131,072 MB.
A most interesting thread. I'm not about to use the patch but I do
have a question and it's about the meaning of MB and GB in this
context.
On Sep 2, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote:
Folks, after Kris Tilford's kind suggestions, I pursued hacking my G4
DA to support large drives. I found a good deal on a 250 GB PATA drive
at my local computer emporium (cheaper than a 160!), and replaced the
dying 120 GB second
On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote:
http://nanchatte.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/128gb-large-hdd-lba48-
support-on-the-g4-cube-with
-leopard/
It's an Open Firmware hack that essentially does the same thing
through a different path. It's a little unnerving; when one
The new properties (it is NOT a hack) remain active until a reset-
nvram O.F. command is executed.
Out of curiosity ... is that something that can be re-done at each
Startup? Set the disk size through Open Firmware at Boot Time?
Realizing it should be effective until resetting nvram? do
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