On 2010/03/19 20:10 (GMT+0100) Istvan Gabor composed:
Felix, thank you for the detailed explanation, I am digesting it. (: I did know that the size is rounded, but thought that this rounding is not the same in case of different disks.
There's another constraint I forgot to mention. HD manufacturers are in process of converting from the decades long tradition of 512 byte sectors to 4096 byte sectors. So far this only applies to some of the biggest HDs, 2T & up I think. If you've acquired one if these big sector disks, forget about attempting to clone from an old HD. You'll have to separately partition, mkfs, and then file copy, instead of cloning. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org