Re: /proc/ide/hd?/settings obsolete in 2.6.

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On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 11:33:27AM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote:
> I am using edd to retrieve these parameters.  Unfortunately there are some
> utils that I use that I cannot give it the geometry.  Those utils depend on
> having the proper geometry so that the system can boot properly (no, it's
> not booting linux).
> 
> I need to work around what I can't fix otherwise.  So far, the proc entry is
> the only solution I have seen.

If those utils just open and read some files under /proc, you could 
always overmount those files or use some LD_PRELOAD magic.


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pozsy
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