Martin Miehe wrote: > Sorry for being late, but today I had the first chance to download 6.3 > since I received your answer. > > Tested "linux hda=remap63" > > Worked fine with the old 6.2.5. > > Worked not fine with x86-6.3-r2052.
I have asked a related question (how to migrate your system to libata) on the linux-ide mailing list, and got the following answer from Alan Cox: > On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:26:29 +0600 > "Alexander E. Patrakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Hello, >> > >> > sorry if this is a FAQ, but googling for "libata remap63" gives nothing >> > useful. >> > >> > Some old computers need software like "Ontrack Disk Manager" in order to >> > see large disks in the other OS. The way to deal with such setup in >> > Linux was to add "hdX=remap63" to the kernel arguments. However, I >> > cannot find the equivalent of this option in the new libata-based >> > drivers. Could you please show how to migrate such systems to libata >> > without removing the disk manager? >> > > The remap63 hack is ancient. Since the kernel acquired device mapper its > also unneccessary as you can use device mapper to set up a 63 sector > offset volume. > > I'm amazed anyone is still using it but the right way to handle it on a > vaguely modern system isn't more kernel hacks but to teach dmraid to > handle it. If you've got an example of what the layout looks like > (especially if there is a way to autodetect it) then talk to Heinz (cc'd) > about getting it added to dmraid. > > Alan > In order to answer this "an example of what the layout looks like" request, I need the first megabyte of your hard disk (without "hda=remap63"), even if my earlier suggestion works. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/livecd FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
