Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:42:06 +0200 (MET DST) | From | (Guest section DW) | Subject | Re: IDE Driver in Linux Reports different geometry that Netware during Volume and Partition Create, causing loss of user data under Linux |
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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.
That sounds correct.
> Under Linux, the same device reports a geometry of 780 cylinders, > 64 heads, and 63 sectors per track.
I always repeat the same question: what are the boot messages? And in case you answer you might as well add the output of hdparm -I. My first conjecture in such cases is user error. For example, the disk may be entered incorrectly in BIOS/CMOS.
Andries aeb@cwi.nl
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