Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 5 May 2005 12:20:40 -0400 | From | Wakko Warner <> | Subject | Re: /proc/ide/hd?/settings obsolete in 2.6. |
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Pozs?r Bal?zs wrote: > On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 11:33:27AM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > I am using edd to retrieve these parameters. Unfortunately there are some > > utils that I use that I cannot give it the geometry. Those utils depend on > > having the proper geometry so that the system can boot properly (no, it's > > not booting linux). > > > > I need to work around what I can't fix otherwise. So far, the proc entry is > > the only solution I have seen. > > If those utils just open and read some files under /proc, you could > always overmount those files or use some LD_PRELOAD magic.
No no, I'm using /proc to set the right geometry. The programs use HDGETGEO.
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