From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:49:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:49:55 -0400 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:45758 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:49:53 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 20:49:51 +0200 From: bert hubert To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: IDE & Geometry & Portability of disks between controllers Message-ID: <20020514184950.GA17678@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Recently I moved an IDE disk to another machine and some weird things happened. LILO booted from RAID and both halves of the RAID mirror were transplanted to the new machine. 1) When booting 'LIL' appeared and then nothing happened for a few seconds, after which the final 'O' appeared, and the system would boot normally. 2) Booting worked but writing to the mirror quickly lead to very bogus 'attempt to access beyond end of device' errors. Not, this together leads me to the question - should I expect to be able to move an IDE disk from one machine to another and have it function correctly, always? Thanks for your time. Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services http://www.tk the dot in .tk http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO