Bug#572618: linux-image-2.6.32-2-686: missing config option CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL detected by hdparm -N
On Sunday 14 March 2010, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Going back to your original report:
>
> On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 09:39 +0000, David Goodenough wrote:
> [...]
>
> > Previous kernels (at least 2.6.26 which I used to run on this machine
> > with Debian) did not seem to notice the HPA, so either I need a way to
> > turn off the kernel's detection of the HPA or I need
> > CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL enabled to enable hdparm -N to work.
>
> Now I don't understand this. Once an HPA has been created, it will be
> hidden by the drive unless the kernel or BIOS specifically overrides
> this. It does not depend on the kernel to detect and implement the
HPA.
>
> Is it possible that you have changed or reset a BIOS option that was
> overriding the HPA?
>
> Ben.
>
Another question arises, *parted still think that the device is full size
so obviously the drive is not hiding the HPA very well!
David
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