Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:11:46 +1100 | From | Andrew Clausen <> | Subject | Re: Disk Geometries reported incorrectly on 2.6.0-testX |
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On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 03:42:54PM +0100, Andries Brouwer wrote: > > > The point is just that the Linux kernel has no idea about these BIOS > > > fantasies. > > > > Can't you look inside BIOS memory, etc.? > > Even call interrupts to query this stuff? > > Of course. And the details differ from BIOS to BIOS.
I know. But can't you figure it out for the 5 most popular BIOSes, or whatever? Seems like a job for the kernel.
Cheers, Andrew
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