I found the problem, it's the hpa (host protected Area). In the changelog of Debian's kernel 2.6.22-11.33:
linux-source-2.6.22 (2.6.22-11.33) gutsy; urgency=low [Ben Collins] * libata: Default to hpa being overridden With 2.6.22-11.32, we have in dmesg: [ 47.059365] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 47.061544] ata1.00: Host Protected Area detected: [ 47.061545] current size: 293044655 sectors [ 47.061545] native size: 293046768 sectors [ 47.061549] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR0, 19.06P19, max UDMA/133 [ 47.061551] ata1.00: 293044655 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) [ 47.064371] ata1.00: Host Protected Area detected: [ 47.064372] current size: 293044655 sectors [ 47.064373] native size: 293046768 sectors [ 47.064376] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 [ And with kernel >= 2.6.22-11.33: [ 60.453908] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 60.456006] ata1.00: Host Protected Area detected: [ 60.456007] current size: 293044655 sectors [ 60.456008] native size: 293046768 sectors [ 60.457150] ata1.00: native size increased to 293046768 sectors [ 60.457154] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR0, 19.06P19, max UDMA/133 [ 60.457156] ata1.00: 293046768 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) [ 60.459884] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 We can see the difference in number of sectors at lines 5,6&7. -- Cannot start from dmraid device anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/141435 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
