Re: 2.6 and IDE "geometry"

[Wakko Warner]

> > > Or does it suffice to take */255/63 always?
> > 
> > I would say most cases use the 255/63
> 
> Good. So you can try constant geometry setting with *fdisk.
> 
> > with drives >4gb.  Is there anyway to query the bios to ask it?
> 
> Yes, and that is what the kernel used to do.
> In general, however, the answer is unreliable. 

anyway to get this unreliable answer back?  =)

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