From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Felix Miata Subject: Re: ATA 4 KiB sector issues. Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:37:58 -0400 Message-ID: <4B9F2746.3010105@earthlink.net> References: <4B947393.2050002@kernel.org> <201003100046.24695.arnd@arndb.de> <1158166a1003100114j6ea329fbh84bfad65dcac90bf@mail.gmail.com> <4B9EED55.10201@kernel.org> <1268720060.21384.10.camel@mulgrave.site> <4B9F2388.2030803@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from pop-satin.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.195.63]:41152 "EHLO pop-satin.atl.sa.earthlink.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S966003Ab0CPGhe (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:37:34 -0400 Received: from user-142grkd.cable.mindspring.com ([72.40.110.141] helo=[192.168.0.51]) by pop-satin.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1NrQPF-0003xz-00 for linux-ide@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:37:33 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4B9F2388.2030803@kernel.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On 2010/03/16 15:22 (GMT+0900) Tejun Heo composed: > Most BIOSs these days will simply report the geometry as > being 255/63 regardless of the geometry used during partitioning In my experience this "most" only applies to desktop motherboard BIOS. Most laptop BIOS seem to prefer 240, as do many external USB HD case controllers, and older but not that antique Compaq desktops. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/