>
> could you give the output
>
> echo -e "x\np\nq\n" | /sbin/fdisk /dev/sda
> (which is, (p)rint in e(x)pert mode of fdisk)
>
> for each disk... it may help...
>
>
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1106.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 80 1 1 0 254 63 268 63 4321422 0c
2 00 0 1 269 254 62 281 4321485 208844 83
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(281, 254, 62) should be (281, 254, 63)
3 00 1 1 282 254 63 1023 453039312209336 83
4 00 254 63 1023 254 63 102316739793 1028097 0c
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1106.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 1 1 0 254 63 25 63 417627 83
2 00 0 1 26 254 63 41 417690 257040 05
3 00 0 1 42 254 63 1023 67473017093160 83
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
5 00 1 1 26 254 63 41 63 256977 82
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1106.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/sdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 0 1 1 254 63 1023 1606517751825 83
2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Michael Irving
