Re: 2.4.20 and 2.4.21, Firewire, 160 GB Harddisk, 134 GB barrier

[Hans-Georg Esser]

Brian Jackson wrote:
> > > My drive (Western Digital WD1600BB-32DWA0) works well when directly
> > > connected to the IDE controller, but doesn't like using an external
> > > firewire connection ("Pyro 1394 Drive Kit" of Adstech.com). The firewire
[...]
> The more likely scenario is that the bridge chip in said box doesn't support 
> the larger drive and is the limiting factor.
>
> --Brian Jackson

Ouch, yes. I tried it with an Apple Mac (with OS X), same problem. Sorry,
I completely didn't suspect the hardware to cause the problem, the firewire
drive kit is only four months old...

Thanks,

Hans-Georg


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