From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261605AbTLLSIq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:08:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261659AbTLLSIq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:08:46 -0500 Received: from dial249.pm3abing3.abingdonpm.naxs.com ([216.98.75.249]:52121 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261605AbTLLSIq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:08:46 -0500 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:17:04 -0500 From: Wakko Warner To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.6 and IDE "geometry" Message-ID: <20031212131704.A26577@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Is there anyway to get kernel 2.6 to use the geometry the bios has for an IDE drive? I have a installation setup that installs a non-linux os and I partition the drive under linux. In 2.4 this has worked flawlessly, however, 2.6 reports as # cylinders/16 heads/63 sectors. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals