This still doesn´t work with pre-6.
Walter Hofmann
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Walter Hofmann wrote:
> Linux 2.2.0pre5ac1 reports an invalid geometry to applications, 2.2.0pre4
> was fine. It still boots ok, but lilo and fdisk fail. /dev/sd[ab] are IBM
> DCAS-34330 4GB on an adaptec aic7xxx controller.
>
> Walter
>
>
>
> cat /proc/scsi/aic7xxx/0:
>
> [...]
> Extended Translation: Disabled
> [...]
>
> fdisk output (2.2.0pre5ac1):
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 4134 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 1 2024 2072353+ b Win95 FAT32
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(257, 254, 63) should be (257, 63, 32)
> /dev/sda2 2024 2095 72292+ 82 Linux swap
> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(266, 254, 63) should be (266, 63, 32)
> /dev/sda3 2095 4134 2088450 83 Linux native
> Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(526, 254, 63) should be (526, 63, 32)
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 4134 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdb1 2613 4134 1558305 5 Extended
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(526, 254, 63) should be (526, 63, 32)
> /dev/sdb2 573 2613 2088450 83 Linux native
> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(332, 254, 63) should be (332, 63, 32)
> /dev/sdb3 503 573 72292+ 82 Linux swap
> Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(72, 254, 63) should be (72, 63, 32)
> /dev/sdb4 1 503 514048+ 83 Linux native
> Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(63, 254, 63) should be (63, 63, 32)
> /dev/sdb5 2613 2981 377496 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb6 2981 3366 393561 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb7 3366 4134 787153+ 83 Linux native
>
> fdisk output (2.2.0pre4):
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 527 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 1 258 2072353+ b Win95 FAT32
> /dev/sda2 259 267 72292+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/sda3 268 527 2088450 83 Linux native
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 527 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdb1 334 527 1558305 5 Extended
> /dev/sdb2 74 333 2088450 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb3 65 73 72292+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/sdb4 1 64 514048+ 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb5 334 380 377496 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb6 381 429 393561 83 Linux native
> /dev/sdb7 430 527 787153+ 83 Linux native
>
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