[98399] in RedHat Linux List
Re: proper cylinders,heads,sectors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Swedenburg)
Sun Nov 8 21:47:25 1998
From: "Alex Swedenburg" <gamer321@geocities.com>
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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 19:41:40 -0700
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I have the exact same params for my HD and it does the same thing, so, I
partitoned it and it worked.
----- Original Message -----
From: aaron zaeero <aaz187@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 08, 1998 6:40 PM
Subject: proper cylinders,heads,sectors
>Hi all,
>Back on the HD params again. Ok, I know that my HD has a certain amount
>of C/H/S by noting what the HD reports to the BIOS at bootup.
>8894/15/63. However linux reports 523/255/63 and upon boot I get some
>Drive Seek Errors etc w/kenel 2.0.35 and NOT in 2.1.126. Note I have
>played with the hd=c,h,s with no effects. And am basically concerned
>that I may not be getting all the drive space availible if linux get ths
>parameters wrong (c/h/s)
>
>Now my first question is:
>
>1. When initially installing linux, is there a way I can specify exactly
>how many C/H/S so that I don't get the 523/255/63 that linux reports and
>I get all of my drives space availible?
>
>2. Already having linux installed what is it that I can do?
>
>thanks a ton!
>-aaz
>
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