Messages in this thread | | | From | Denis Vlasenko <> | Subject | Re: LILO probs | Date | Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:16:59 -0200 |
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On 7 October 2002 06:26, Hacksaw wrote: > > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 > > It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply > that /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety > of places.
It's a sector offset, not a cylinder. Also extended partition method of storing offsets is 'interesting' :-( -- vda - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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