[Bug 16058] [BUG] Cannot boot any kernel from 2.6.27 on if a 256 byte sector SCSI disk is attached

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--- Comment #2 from Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>  2010-05-27 21:18:37 ---
On Thu, 27 May 2010, Mark Hounschell wrote:

> >> As of 2.6.27 if any SCSI disk is attached that has been formatted with a 256
> >> byte sector size, the boot process hangs. 512, 768, and 1024 byte sector disks

> >> The does the same thing on a 2.6.34 kernel. Anything I can do to help, I'm
> >> available.

> Yes, I can. But first let me ask, since reverting this patch on at least
> 2.6.32 - 2.6.34 does not help, would it possibly be better if I did a
> little more work to find out where it stops working with the above patch
> reverted or not?

I'd do 2.6.27 first, since that's where the problem started.  Then move 
on to 2.6.34.  There may be two different problems.

Alan Stern

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