On Gwe, 2005-09-02 at 15:33 +0200, Molle Bestefich wrote: > > It also wouldn't solve the case of a file system that spans both inside and > > outside the HPA. > > If HPA were exposed as /dev/.../hpa then it wouldn't be possible to > create such a filesystem. I'm guessing it's not possible with Windows > either, or with any BIOS-based OS. It is on many windows systems which include extra drivers that come with large disks. > Creating filesystems that include the HPA defeats the entire idea of > the HPA in the first place. See previous discussion, this is untrue. It may not have been the intent of the standards authors but its certainly the idea of a large number of disk and system vendors that the HPA is a handy way to deal with old BIOSes and other items of that nature. > If one does not care to use the HPA, one should disable it in the BIOS > entirely, so that everywhere (!) the entire disk is seen. And in the real world BIOSes don't get updated often by vendors let alone by users. _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
