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SubjectRe: 2.6 and IDE "geometry"
> > Is there anyway to get kernel 2.6 to use the geometry
> > the bios has for an IDE drive?
>
> The kernel does not use any geometry.

This I know, however, the kernel in the past has the geometry from the BIOS

> > I have a installation setup that installs a non-linux os and I partition the
> > drive under linux. In 2.4 this has worked flawlessly, however, 2.6 reports
> > as # cylinders/16 heads/63 sectors.
>
> Aha. So your real question is:
> "Is there any way to get *fdisk to use my favorite geometry?"
> The answer is: all common fdisk versions allow you to set the geometry.

I realize this too, however, I need it to happen automatically and be
consistent with the bios idea of the disk.

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