Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2008-03-10 09:38:03, schrieb hce: > Hi, > > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use > one partition for a 250 G external HDD for a backup, the partition was > ok, but then the format process was stuck which caused my debian box > freeze. I c

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2008-03-10 09:38:03, schrieb hce: > Hi, > > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use > one partition for a 250 G external HDD for a backup, the partition was > ok, but then the format process was stuck which caused my debian box > freeze. I c

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-10 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 23:37, hce wrote: > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> On 03/09/08 21:22, hce wrote: >> > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread hce
On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > On 03/09/08 21:22, hce wrote: > > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > >> > >> Is this a Ximeta NDAS drive? Do you have the correct driver? > >> http://code

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 21:22, hce wrote: > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] >> >> Is this a Ximeta NDAS drive? Do you have the correct driver? >> http://code.ximeta.com/trac-ndas/wiki >> http://code.ximeta.com/trac-ndas/wiki/HowToBuil

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread hce
ash: SHA1 > >> > >> > >> On 03/09/08 17:38, hce wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use > >> > >> > >> The location of the drive is irrele

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 18:49, hce wrote: > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> On 03/09/08 17:38, hce wrote: >> > Hi, >> >

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread hce
On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > On 03/09/08 17:38, hce wrote: > > Hi, > > > > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use > > > The location of

Re: maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 17:38, hce wrote: > Hi, > > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use The location of the drive is irrelevant. > one partition for a 250 G external HDD for a backup, the partition was Bigge

maximum partition size

2008-03-09 Thread hce
Hi, What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use one partition for a 250 G external HDD for a backup, the partition was ok, but then the format process was stuck which caused my debian box freeze. I cannot even turn my debian box off. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Maximum partition size

2002-10-29 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 12:01:28AM -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: > Colin Watson wrote: > > In future please use something like install-doc for these. I'll reassign > > this one. > > Sorry about that, and thanks for the advice. I just used "reportbug" and > didn't see an appropriate choice given.

Re: Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Levi Waldron
> In future please use something like install-doc for these. I'll reassign > this one. Sorry about that, and thanks for the advice. I just used "reportbug" and didn't see an appropriate choice given. I don't see install-doc under www.debian.org/Bugs/pseudo-packages either. In this case is th

Re: Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 04:14:09PM -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: > Thanks. I submitted a bug report on the installation guide under "general" In future please use something like install-doc for these. I'll reassign this one. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --

Re: Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 15:44, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Levi Waldron said: > > Is this an outdated statement from the Debian installation guide? > > From: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-partitioning.en.html#s6.4 > > > > "Based on limitations in how ext2 work

Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Levi Waldron
> Is this an outdated statement from the Debian installation guide? > > From: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-partitioning.en.html#s6.4 > > > > "Based on limitations in how ext2 works, avoid any single partition greater > > than 6GB or so. " > steve@gashuffer:~$ df -H > Filesys

Re: Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Levi Waldron said: > Is this an outdated statement from the Debian installation guide? > From: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-partitioning.en.html#s6.4 > > "Based on limitations in how ext2 works, avoid any single partition greater > than 6GB or so. "

Maximum partition size

2002-10-28 Thread Levi Waldron
Is this an outdated statement from the Debian installation guide? From: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-partitioning.en.html#s6.4 "Based on limitations in how ext2 works, avoid any single partition greater than 6GB or so. " -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s