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From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: 63 sectors
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:49:44 +0200
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Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> So qemu-img could create a partition table, containing one partition,
> hinting 32 sectors/cylinder.  Linux should keep that geometry then, even
> when distro installers are deleting the partition and creating their own
> scheme.

Scratch that, tested it, didn't work :-(

cheers,
  Gerd