> Yes. But now let us read the Large Disk HOWTO:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> If the Linux kernel detects the presence of some disk manager
> on an IDE disk, it will try to remap the disk in the same way
> this disk manager would have done, so that Linux sees the same
> disk partitioning as for example DOS with OnTrack or EZ-Drive.
> However, NO remapping is done when a geometry was specified
> on the command line
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> (The details are a bit dependent upon kernel version.
> This was written for 2.0.*. If you are running 2.3.*
> and have problems, come back and I can explain the 2.3.* details.)
I should have been more verbose... I was writing that after using the
"hda=c,h,s" kernel parameter to get around it. Just wanted to mention
that there should be an option to do that in a running system. I don't
like rebooting because of something like drive geometry... :)
cu
Torsten
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