Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:35:45 -0500 | From | Wakko Warner <> | Subject | Re: 2.6 and IDE "geometry" |
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> > 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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