Re: 160gb maxtor with promise ultra 100

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 15:48:48 EST


> machine (which is the not so recent 2.4.14) the drives are misdetected
> as only 137gb (of course, no 48 bit support) but otherwise the machine
> works, even with the drives connected to the promise.
>
> so the situation is - either i use the full 160 gb, but only mdma2 data
> transfer. or i use udma 100, but only 137 gb of the drives. i can't seem
> to have both.

Seems to be the case. Promise posted some driver updates today, which in
part appear to address precisely this issue. It just needs the IDE update
and the promise code merging then hopefully it can be in for 2.4.19
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