[syslinux] BIOS disk geometry and Linux 2.6

[H. Peter Anvin]

Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> 
>>Now, from the looks of it, you actually have a system which does
>>support EDD3, and it gives the wrong answers.
> 
> I do not think so.  The EDD data is reporting the geometry from
> INT13/AH=48h (the "get drive parameters" call of the INT13
> extensions).  That geometry is different than the one reported by the
> legacy INT13/AH=08h call.  And it is the legacy geometry which the
> partition table needs to use.
> 

I would consider that a shortcoming in the current EDD patch.  After 
all, that is the geometry that anyone actually cares about.

	-hpa