Re: DVD-RAM media detected with wrong number of blocks (2.4.7)

From: Jens Axboe (axboe@suse.de)
Date: Tue Jul 24 2001 - 03:25:26 EST

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? 

-- 
Jens Axboe
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