> 
> Would passing the BIOS-reported geometry from the boot code be of any use?
> 

I've never tried it with my NetBSD system, but I recently brought a 
junk-box PC on line with an EIDE drive running Linux; this was using a 
controller with on-board BIOS, which safely gets it through a DOS boot 
without installing some goofy driver.  Of course, sane OSes like your 
average Un*x have no trouble with real gemotery, so does it matter?

I remember where a part of the NetBSD INSTALL doc mentioned setting up an 
EIDE drive with identical geometry to the way DOS sees it.  Is this 
actually critical?  If so, it might be a good idea to offer the user a 
choice on getting BIOS-specified geometry.

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Matthew B. Wood                                              mbwood@netcom.com
             "Psychoplasmics:  The Ultimate Therapeutic Device"