| Date | Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:07:55 +0200 | From | Andries Brouwer <> | Subject | Re: 2.5 'what to expect' |
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> > - IDE disk geometry translators like OnTrack, EZ Partition, Disk Manager > > are no longer supported. The only way forward is to remove the translator > > from the drive, and start over. > > Or to use device mapper to remap the disk.
Or to use boot parameters: * "hdx=remap63" : add 63 to all sector numbers (for OnTrack DM) * "hdx=remap" : remap 0->1 (for EZDrive)
(So, I think the language "no longer supported" is a bit strong. Maybe "no longer autodetected".)
Andries
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