ata_std_bios_param

Name

ata_std_bios_param --  generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator

Synopsis

int ata_std_bios_param (Disk * disk, kdev_t dev, int * ip);

Arguments

disk

-- undescribed --

dev

-- undescribed --

ip

-- undescribed --

Description

used by sd. Most BIOSes nowadays expect a XXX/255/16 (CHS) mapping. Some situations may arise where the disk is not bootable if this is not used.

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RETURNS