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Re: proper cylinders,heads,sectors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (aaron zaeero)
Sun Nov 8 23:04:15 1998
From: "aaron zaeero" <aaz187@hotmail.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 20:03:10 PST
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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.
Not following you. My drive is partitioned already.
>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>
>To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>; <redhat-install-list@redhat.com>
>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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