Il 11/07/2012 09:16, Markus Armbruster ha scritto:
>>> C. Do not derive default geometry from DOS partition table
>>>
>>>Can do only for new machine type, because it may break guests.
It will indeed break boot of old images (e.g. FreeDOS). Hence:
C1. Do not derive default geometry from DOS p
Blue Swirl writes:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Scenario:
>>
>> 1. Start a guest with a blank disk (need not be the only disk) and
>>default disk geometry.
>>
>> 2. Examine the disk's physical geometry
>>
>>Details depend on the device model. scsi-hd ex
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Scenario:
>
> 1. Start a guest with a blank disk (need not be the only disk) and
>default disk geometry.
>
> 2. Examine the disk's physical geometry
>
>Details depend on the device model. scsi-hd exposes it in mode pages
>4 a
Scenario:
1. Start a guest with a blank disk (need not be the only disk) and
default disk geometry.
2. Examine the disk's physical geometry
Details depend on the device model. scsi-hd exposes it in mode pages
4 and 5. ide-hd in command IDENTIFY, and in its translation from CHS
to L
