cvs commit: src/sbin/fdisk fdisk.c

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0303301153000.5939-100000 at root.org>, Nate Lawson writ
es:
>On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0303291408451.4536-100000 at root.org>, Nate Lawson writ
>> es:
>> >On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> >>   Modified files:
>> >>     sbin/fdisk           fdisk.c 
>> >>   Log:
>> >>   Use default geometry in case the device doesn't provide one:
>> >>           512 for sectorsize.
>> >>           63 for sectors.
>> >>           255 for heads.
>> >>   This will mostly show up on MD(4) devices.
>> >
>> >Won't this be a problem for small devices or for int 13 booting?  That's
>> >why we use 64 heads, 32 sectors for scsi devices < 1 GB.
>> 
>> You can specify any number you like to fdisk using all the usual
>> ways of doing so, and you should if you want to copy the image to
>> some other media afterwards.
>
>Sure.  My concern was for devices like USB flash disks where your defaults
>may not be appropriate and the info IS being written to media.  Would you
>be willing to put in a < 1GB size check on the media to use more
>appropriate heads/sector values?

USB flash disks will report with DIOCGFWSECTORS/FWHEADS and therefore
not hit this code.

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