Begin forwarded message: Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:48:32 -0700 From: bugme-daemon@xxxxxxxx To: bugme-new@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4474] New: ini9100u reports bad geoemtry http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4474 Summary: ini9100u reports bad geoemtry Kernel Version: 2.6.10-1.770_FC3 SMP Status: NEW Severity: normal Owner: andmike@xxxxxxxxxx Submitter: wagnerric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Distribution:Fedora Core 3 Hardware Environment: 2xPent III/550, initio i9100u SCSI, 120GB WD IDE, 3x145GB Compaq SCSI drives Software Environment:Fedora Core 3, latest updates via apt, kernel 2.6.10-1.770_FC3 SMP Problem Description: Using 3 identical Compaq 145GB SCSI drives with cleared (dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd?...), run fdisk. Each drive reports different and unrealistic geometries (i.e. one says 4 heads, 23 sectors, xxxx cyl.; another says 93 heads, ...). Tried with adaptec 2944UW, it says 255 heads, 63 sectors for all drives. Steps to reproduce: Clear MBR on the SCSI drives. Use initio i9100u and attempt to fdisk. Drives report different and non-standard geometries. Re-run with adaptec card. All drives report same and sane geoemtries. I'm not sure if the size of the drive (these are 145GB) factors in. I was unable to test with smaller drives. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
