Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jeff Merkey" <> | Subject | IDE Driver in Linux Reports different geometry that Netware during Volume and Partition Create, causing loss of user data under Linux | Date | Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:36:41 -0600 |
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With a MAXTOR 81750-A4 disk device, Netware reports that this disk device has a geometry of 850 cylinders, 64 heads, and 63 sectors per track. Under Linux, the same device reports a geometry of 780 cylinders, 64 heads, and 63 sectors per track. If a Netware has partitioned the additional space, then subsequent attempts to mount any Netware volumes that span beyond the Linux geometry results in loss of user data. fdisk sees the additional alloction, but wont let you allocated beyond the geometry linux reports. 2.2.X reports the same geometry as 2.0.37.
Jeff
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