After some searching, I found that the kernel team has indeed removed support for disabling HPA.
check this for example: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578272 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #578272 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578272 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945433 Title: Incorrect GPT length should be handled better To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdisk/+bug/945433/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
