29 Apr
2008
29 Apr
'08
8:37 p.m.
On Tuesday 29 April 2008, Glen Slick wrote:
Yes, it's 2^21, 512 byte blocks. In the older SCSI command set that the
firmware on those uses, I think that the maximum block count is 2^21 -
1. Going over that may cause the firmware to overwrite the wrong part
of the disk when it tries to do a crash dump. Also, booting with a
bigger disk may not work.
Pat
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On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Antonio Carlini
<arcarlini at iee.org>
wrote:
Would this be
for a VAXstation 3100 or early MicroVAX 3100? If so
the magic figure is 1.073GB. I've used 50-68&80 adapters on VAXes
with no problem.
Anyone know the details on the magic figure of 1.073GB for a MicroVAX
3100? Does that work out to being a certain logical block threshold
above which something breaks?