On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 04:24:34PM +0000, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Package: grub > Version: 0.97-28 > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > When trying to install grub past 1TB, it fails with error 18 (18 : > Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS). This is because > the HDIO_GETGEO ioctl is limited to 65535 cylinders (i.e. ~1TB), and > for bigger values Linux just returns 65535. I'm not sure where the fix > should be done: should the kernel error out when the cylinders don't > fit, or should grub recognize 65535 as a bogus value and compute a fake > geometry by itself? Or both?
Can you reproduce this problem with GRUB 2 ? -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
