ATA_STD_BIOS_PARAM
Section: (9)
Updated: 13 April 2004
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NAME
ata_std_bios_param - generic bios head/sector/cylinder calculator
SYNOPSIS
int ata_std_bios_param (struct scsi_device * sdev, struct block_device * bdev, sector_t capacity, int * geom);
ARGUMENTS
- sdev
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-- undescribed --
- bdev
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-- undescribed --
- capacity
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-- undescribed --
- geom
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-- undescribed --
DESCRIPTION
used by sd. Most BIOSes nowadays expect a XXX/255/16 (CHS)
mapping. Some situations may arise where the disk is not
bootable if this is not used.
LOCKING
RETURNS
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.1.
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- ARGUMENTS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- LOCKING
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- RETURNS
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- ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
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