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- /*
- cylcalc
- -------
- Calculate the cylinders needed to format X MB on the hard drive.
-
- Gilbert Ramirez
- Technical Services
- University Health System
-
- $Id: ramirez.cylcalc,v 1.1.1.1 2002/08/14 22:27:25 dan Exp $
-
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-
- int main(int argc, char **argv)
- {
- int megs;
- int heads;
- int sectors;
- int bytes;
-
- int cyl;
- int calc_bytes;
-
- if (argc != 4) {
- fprintf(stderr, "\nusage: %s megabytes heads sectors\n"
- "\tcalculates cylinders needed for such a format.\n",
- argv[0]);
- exit(-1);
- }
-
- megs = atoi(argv[1]);
- heads = atoi(argv[2]);
- sectors = atoi(argv[3]);
-
-
- bytes = megs * 1024 * 1024;
- cyl = 0;
-
- do {
- cyl++;
- calc_bytes = heads * sectors * 512 * cyl;
- } while (calc_bytes < bytes);
-
- printf("%d\n", cyl);
-
- return 0;
- }
-