Re: [RFC] Restoring HDIO_GETGEO semantics (was: Re: workaround for BIOS / CHS stuff)

Andrew Clausen
2004-07-03T03:01:06Z

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 03:57:59PM -0400, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> > It is not only not wrong but completely correct. The geometry is
> > really something completely made up nowadays. Nothing really needs
> > it at the low level.
>
> Wrong. The Windows boot loader still reads sectors using the legacy
> BIOS interface. If not for this unfortunate fact, this entire issue
> would be moot.

Have you got any evidence? Is there any way I can force Windows to
use CHS?

Cheers,
Andrew