> > Step 1: "I have the same problem" - be explicit. What is your problem?
> > What are the kernel boot messages ("dmesg | grep hd")?
> > What is your kernel version? What does "hdparm -I" say?
> >
> > (and don't think I have a memory - quote things you reply to)
>
> Below is the complete information.
> Its a IBM-DJNA-351520 13.5 GB HDD running on a ABIT BE-6 motherboard.
> The kernel is 2.2.10 ( SuSE 6.2 ) with a patch for the ABIT BE-6 which Andre
> Hedrik gave me when he came to Atlanta.
>
> The primary master and secondary master have CDROM Drives on the
> motherboard. ABIT BE-6 has a inbuilt UltraATA66 controller and my hdd is on
> this. No distro at present recognises my hdd. Would any new distro be able
> to solve this ?
Yes SuSE 6.3.
Welcome to SuSE Linux 6.3 (i386) - Kernel 2.2.13 (tty5).
> HOw to I use my entire hdd ?
That at is fixed also.
> HDD SPECIFICATIONS FROM IBM WEBSITE
>
> Sector size (bytes) 512
> Recording zones 12
> User cylinders 15,012
> Data heads 6 GMR
> Disks 3
> Areal density
> (max. GB/sq.
> inch) 3.43
> Recording density
> (max. KBPI) 218.6
> Track density
> (TPI) 15,700
>
>
> HDPARM
>
>
> hdparm -i /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
>
> Model=IBM-DJNA-351520, FwRev=J56OA30K, SerialNo=G80GLW90
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
> BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=430kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast)
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=30033360
> tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
>
> hdparm -I /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
>
> Model=BI-MJDAN3-1525 0 , FwRev=5JO63AK0, SerialNo=
>
> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
> BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=430kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast)
> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=30033360
> tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
>
> cat /proc/ide/hda/geometry
>
> physical 29795/16/63
> logical 1027/255/63
Andries, that was the %id %d isue in ide-proc.c
And the 64-bit alignment error of the geometry when referenced agains
drive->sect0.
> fdisk report
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 595 4779306 b Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda2 596 1000 3253162+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda3 1001 1027 216877+ 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 1001 1027 216846 82 Linux swap
Andre Hedrick
The Linux IDE guy
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