> (In the unlikely event that it matters, the following is in the context of
> an i386.  But, I think that the discussion should be machine independant.)

You take architectures seriously!

> (Or, contrary to the impression that I received when raising the topic
> before, am I just asking for trouble by having partitions that don't
> respect cylinder boundaries?  If so, and this is almost certainly
> i386-specific, should I repartition with BIOS-level fake geometry
> cylinders, or real cylinders?)

I remember overhearing that with newer hard drives, the "real cylinders"
might not truly be "real", and that it does not make a difference whether
one respects cylinder boundaries or not.

Ben
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Code softly and carry a big debugger.