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Svend Olaf Mikkelsen <svolaf@inet.uni2.dk> wrote in
message news:3979c07a.62476@news.inet.tele.dk...
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Svend Olaf Mikkelsen <svolaf@inet.uni2.dk> wrote

>>> A 9671 MB IDE harddisk. The disk is set to User/LBA,

>> Soorree, we were specifically discussing the
>> use of the AUTO drive type, not that mode.

> You do not seem to distinguish between "Type AUTO" and "Mode AUTO".

That example of yours doesnt have auto for either, so
its irrelevant to what was being discussed, Richard's
claim that the 'auto detect feature(s)' for the drive type
in the bios can produce the symptoms that Ian saw.

Like I say, no one has ever disputed that you can and do get
different mapping between CHS and logical blocks when you
change the various parameters in the drive entry in the bios.

What was being discussed was whether that can change
spontaneously in use with AUTO settings tho. It cant.

> My comments on the NORMAL and LBA modes
> applies to both Type AUTO and Type USER.

And arent relevant to what was being discussed.

> The reason I went to NORMAL mode, is that your previous statement:

>> The bios AUTO setting doesnt use the partition
>> table. It just asks the drive about its parameters,
>> and the drive doesnt use the partition table either.

> is so obviously wrong, that I would not comment further.

You've gunna have to do a hell of a lot better than just proclaim
that thats 'just so obviously wrong' specially with a drive that
hasnt even been partitioned and formatted where that data
aint even in the partition table coz there aint no partition table.

Have fun explaining how the bios works that
stuff out fine with the custom OS tpsa uses too.

> An Award BIOS looks at the partition table in both NORMAL, LARGE,
> LBA, and AUTO mode, when determining the translation to use.

Easy to claim Svend, try doing more than just claiming it.

> And it does this for both Type USER and Type AUTO.

Easy to claim Svend, try doing more than just claiming it.

> If the partition table contains zeroes, it is not used.

And clearly it doesnt even when there is more than just zeros
too, otherwise tpsa wouldnt be seeing the result he is seeing.