From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BUXGD-0001tI-KF for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 30 May 2004 13:50:25 -0700 Received: from smtpq3.home.nl ([213.51.128.198]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BUXGD-0006R9-94 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 30 May 2004 13:50:25 -0700 Received: from [213.51.128.132] (port=59826 helo=smtp1.home.nl) by smtpq3.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BUXGC-0006Tl-2E for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 30 May 2004 22:50:24 +0200 Received: from cc22149-a.groni1.gr.home.nl ([217.121.240.26]:33996 helo=ws-02.local) by smtp1.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BUXGA-0004FF-E4 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 30 May 2004 22:50:22 +0200 From: Leendert Meyer Subject: Re: [uml-devel] No of ubd References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200405302256.25065.leen.meyer@home.nl> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 22:56:25 +0200 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Sunday 30 May 2004 20:43, Henrik Nordstrom wrote: > As I said the Linux kernel does nor care about the geometry. Ok, I'll accept that as a fact, but I got confused because fdisk & co do care: > Geometry is only used by fdisk and friends and there you can specify the > geometry interactively. And that was exactly where I had to use it! :) My fdisk & co won't work without knowing the number of cylinders. Fortunately Debian's cfdisk is able to calculate the number of cylinders, and that brought me on the road again. > The only reason why there exists a geometry > concept in Linux is because of DOS/BIOS compatibility reasons and certain > I/O subsystems who can not address secotors (old IDE is an example and is > why you have all the horror of hard drive size limitations in old IDE > systems..) Do you mean CHS vs. LBA? Cheers, Leen ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel