Bug#62234: Boot-floppies: Kernel Detects Harddrive Size incorrectly.

[karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com (Karl M. Hegbloom)]

>>>>> "Gary" == Gary Cordes <gcordes@bigpond.net.au> writes:

    Gary> Package: Boot-floppies
    Gary> version: Slink

 Please try the `potato' boot floppies and see if the new 2.2.NN
 kernel correctly detects your hard drive.

    Gary> architecture:  i386
    Gary>      model: Dual Celeron 400,
    Gary>      memory: 128mb
    Gary>       scsi:          None
    Gary>      cd-rom:  Diamond Data 40x, ATAPI
    Gary>      network card:  Generic, Realtek Chipset, Ne2000 compatable.
    Gary>      pcmcia:    None
    Gary>     Harddrive: IDE, Maxtor, 91360D6, 13500MB, 7200rpm

    Gary> When booting from the CD, The kernel detects the harddrive as the correct
    Gary> model #, but with an Incorrect capacity. (causing problems partitioning).
    Gary> The Bios and dos FDISK get disk size correctly.