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SubjectRe: 2.6 and IDE "geometry"
> > > Or does it suffice to take */255/63 always?
> >
> > I would say most cases use the 255/63
>
> Good. So you can try constant geometry setting with *fdisk.
>
> > with drives >4gb. Is there anyway to query the bios to ask it?
>
> Yes, and that is what the kernel used to do.
> In general, however, the answer is unreliable.

anyway to get this unreliable answer back? =)

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