Re: RDB Problem?

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

        Is the bogus warning always with nheads=1 and nsectors off by 1?


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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 08:36:11AM +0200, Georges Heinesch wrote:
> 
> > warning found rdb->secpercyl(1339) != rdb->nsectors(1340) * rdb->nheads(1)
> > warning found rdb->secpercyl(4127) != rdb->nsectors(4128) * rdb->nheads(1)
> > 
> > What's that about?
> 
> Fake geometry accounting. To be precise, spare sector accounting. NetBSD
> is too picky about checking this. Last time I asked whether I should change
> this, I think I was told that for some RDB preparing software would REALLY
> make a mistake when filling some of this information in...
> 
> Regards,
>       -is
>