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From: Peter Klotz <peter.klotz@aon.at>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.24.*/2.6.25.*: attempt to access beyond end of device
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 17:20:37 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48286045.507@aon.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080512105942.62607f53@core>

Alan Cox wrote:
> Your Ubuntu kernel is clearing the host protected area (the BIOS has
> marked the end part of the disk as 'reserved' - probably for an XP
> restore partition), the base one for some reason is not.
> 
> Set the boot option "libata.ignore_hpa=1". That defaults to zero
> (respecting the BIOS) so that users don't accidentally blow away BIOS
> partitions and restore images, except apparently Ubuntu patch it the
> other way by default.

Thank you very much for clarifying this behavior.

Using "options libata ignore_hpa=1" and rebuilding initrd now lets 
2.6.25.3 boot without problems.

Best regards, Peter.

  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-12 15:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-12  5:31 2.6.24.*/2.6.25.*: attempt to access beyond end of device Peter Klotz
2008-05-12  9:59 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-12 15:20   ` Peter Klotz [this message]
2008-05-12 10:31 ` Gene Heskett

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