Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 Aug 2002 14:23:00 +0200 | From | Marcin Dalecki <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.30 IDE 112 |
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Uz.ytkownik Petr Vandrovec napisa?: > On 6 Aug 02 at 12:27, Andries Brouwer wrote: > >>On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 10:50:42AM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: >> >>>- Just removaing dead obscure xlate_1024 code. >> >>Command line options must be added to ask for what this >>xlate_1024 code did earlier. So, some fragments of what you remove >>in this patch will have to come back in some form. > > > FYI I had to use hda=cyls,255,63 to repartition my HDD. BIOS refused > to report proper size (120GB) when partition table was empty, or when > it contained partitions created for xxx/16/63 geometry. It reported > size ~600MB, and actively refused to allow access above this limit... > > With removed (either completely, or just disabling as it is now) xlate_1024 > code please talk to [cs]fdisk maintainer (and other) to print big fat > warning and to allow specify BIOS heads/sectors, otherwise partitioning > of empty disk in the way compatible with non-Linux OSes (Netware, Windows) > is not an easy task.
Sidenote 1. - they can do the recalculation done by xlate_1024 themself of course.
Sidenote 2. - Linux is thinking xxx/16/63 is the best way to deal with big disks. Phenix BIOS docu says xxxx/255/63 is the way to go.
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