> The question I'm asking is: do you think it's better to remove this from > hd.c, or do you think it's better to add it back boot code BIOS > detection (and take the risk of poking an ST-506 disk with legacy data > with parameters which may belong to another disk -- keep in mind this > can permanently damage an ST-506 disk)? To set it up the user will have to know the parameters and have typed them into the BIOS (if it even has an option for it). I see no problem - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
