Hello SuSE people. I am worried. Upgraded my kernel with YOU. Getting the following warnings. EasyStreet:/ # /sbin/lilo Warning: Kernel & BIOS return differing head/sector geometries for device 0x81 Kernel: 58168 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors BIOS: 1024 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors Added Linux * Warning: Kernel & BIOS return differing head/sector geometries for device 0x80 Kernel: 13395 cylinders, 15 heads, 63 sectors BIOS: 787 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors Added Windows Added Failsafe EasyStreet:/ # Afraid to turn my machine off. Should I be concerned ? And what do I do about it. Running 9.2 with an x86-64 processor. Bob S.
B. Stia wrote:
Hello SuSE people.
I am worried. Upgraded my kernel with YOU. Getting the following warnings.
I seem to remember some such warnings from when I last used lilo. I don't think they're a problem. The BIOS CHS geometries were designed for small disks and had to return false descriptions of the disk geometry to get them to accept bigger disks. I had one older BIOS that I had to force a false description on to get to accept the disk. IIRC there is an option (iw or nowarn) in lilo that turns the warnings off. Alternatively, you could try grub - it's easier.
Afraid to turn my machine off. Should I be concerned ? And what do I do about it. Running 9.2 with an x86-64 processor.
I wouldn't worry too much. -- JDL
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