From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262610AbTLNVPu (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:15:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262655AbTLNVPu (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:15:50 -0500 Received: from dial249.pm3abing3.abingdonpm.naxs.com ([216.98.75.249]:24219 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262610AbTLNVPq (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:15:46 -0500 Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:23:48 -0500 From: Wakko Warner To: Andries Brouwer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6 and IDE "geometry" Message-ID: <20031214162348.A8691@animx.eu.org> References: <20031212131704.A26577@animx.eu.org> <20031212194439.GB11215@win.tue.nl> <20031212163545.A26866@animx.eu.org> <20031213132208.GA11523@win.tue.nl> <20031213171800.A28547@animx.eu.org> <20031214144046.GA11870@win.tue.nl> <20031214112728.A8201@animx.eu.org> <20031214202741.GA11909@win.tue.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <20031214202741.GA11909@win.tue.nl>; from Andries Brouwer on Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 09:27:41PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > 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? =) -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals