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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:27:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>
To: Matan Ziv-Av <matan@svgalib.org>
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Subject: Re: Big IDE HD unclipping and IBM drive
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On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Matan Ziv-Av wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I have an IBM drive, DTLA-307075 (75GB), and a bios that hangs with
> large disks. I use a jumper to clip it to 32GB size, so the bios can
> boot into linux. The problem is that WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX returns 32GB,
> and not the true size, and even trying to set the correct size with
> WIN_SET_MAX fails. Is there a way to use this combination (Bios, HD,
> Linux)?


Yep you have to use code/patches that are not in the standard kernel.
Which kernel are you using?

Andre Hedrick
CTO Timpanogas Research Group
EVP Linux Development, TRG
Linux ATA Development

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