On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Bryan Irvine <sparcta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can you say what kind of cards they are? Manufacturer? Model?
good one is a Sandisk broken 4GB is an ATP, broken 16MB is unknown FWIW, using fdisk xpert mode, Ive tried setting CHS on 4GB disk to match those on Sandisk. the new settings didnt take (I didnt forget the write) Are CHS values on a CF typically read-only ? is it hardwired into the disk-emulation ? are there known limitations to the PC-BIOS wrt CHS settings it understands ? the sandisk has 1009/16/62 the 4gb has 1023/125/62 > > -Bryan > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jim Cromie <jim.cro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a soekris 4801, and 2 CF disks, >> 1st fails to boot, with following error, >> 2nd boots fine. >> >> Cannot get disk parameters >> boot: >> >> Is this disk too big ? >> CHS out of range for bios ? >> BTW, the manual is missing info on several bios settings, >> bootpartition for one. Ive tried setting it to 1, (was disabled) >> made no difference. >> >> $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc >> >> Command (m for help): p >> >> Disk /dev/sdc: 4059 MB, 4059611136 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 493 cylinders, total 7928928 sectors >> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x000af39b >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdc1 * 1 7920044 3960022 83 Linux >> >> Command (m for help): >> Command (m for help): x >> >> Expert command (m for help): p >> >> Disk /dev/sdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 493 cylinders >> >> Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID >> 1 80 0 2 0 254 63 492 1 7920044 83 >> 2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> 3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> 4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> >> Expert command (m for help): >> >> >> In contrast, this CF is recognized and boots normally. >> whats the salient difference ? >> >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdc1 * 1 1000927 500463+ 83 Linux >> >> Command (m for help): p >> >> Disk /dev/sdc: 512 MB, 512483328 bytes >> 16 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1009 cylinders, total 1000944 sectors >> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x9bf54675 >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdc1 * 1 1000927 500463+ 83 Linux >> >> Command (m for help): x >> >> Expert command (m for help): >> Expert command (m for help): p >> >> Disk /dev/sdc: 16 heads, 62 sectors, 1009 cylinders >> >> Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID >> 1 80 0 2 0 15 62 1008 1 1000927 83 >> 2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> 3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> 4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 >> >> Expert command (m for help): q >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
