linux-kernel - Re: wrong cylinders of kingston usb pendrive [intel 82801DB]

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Message-ID: <20080204081508.GB14573@one-eyed-alien.net>
Date:	Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:15:08 -0800
From:	Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@...-eyed-alien.net>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Patrick Ringl <patrick_@...enet.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-storage@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: wrong cylinders of kingston usb pendrive [intel 82801DB]

On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 05:59:38PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 01:50:37AM +0100, Patrick Ringl wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am suffering from the following (usb-related?) problem:
> >
> > I have several different mashines - all x86 architecture - just lets call 
> > them mashineA, mashineB and mashineC.
> 
> Is the kernel the same on all of these machines?

I'm not sure it matters...

usb-storage has no knowledge of CHS geometery.  It deals entirely in LBA.

Does anyone know where the kernel gets the CHS geometery equivalent from?

Matt

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