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SubjectRe: 2.4.x kernels, big ide disks and old bios
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> On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 07:51:01PM +0100, Stephan von Krawczynski   
wrote:
>
> > I don't know. I tried once with
> >
> > 00:01.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
(rev d0)
> >
> > and it did not work. I could definitely not write beyond the 32 GB
border. I
> > replaced the mobo then.
>
> Did you try setmax?

unfortunately not, I did not even know it existed before this thread.
I must admit I have still not had a look at it, but on the other hand:
if it makes big IDE drives work on old mobo & bios, it may be a good
idea to include its intelligence into the kernel, or not?
Yes, I know that people nowadays tend to strip down _old_ stuff from
the current sources, but I guess it is not a big loss in code size
either, is it?
knock, knock .. hello IDE maintainer, how about a Xmas present ?
:-)

Regards,
Stephan


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