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DateMon, 23 Jun 2003 21:27:42 -0700
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: Kernel & BIOS return differing head/sector geometries
Werner Almesberger wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
>>Actually, unless you have it "linear" or "lba32", LILO *does* use
>>CHS.  Unfortunately.
> 
> 
> Distribution makers shouldn't be overly impressed by this default,
> and just put "lba32" into any new lilo.conf they generate, or at
> least offer the option to do so.
> 
> Keeping the old CHS default makes sure that people upgrading LILO
> on an already configured (and probably quite ancient) system that
> really needs CHS don't get a nasty surprise.
> 

Presumably "linear", not "lba32".  I *presume* LILO has enough 
wherewithal to use EBIOS if it's available and fall back to CBIOS 
otherwise for at least one of these options.  I at least thought "lba32" 
would force EBIOS usage.
	-hpa


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