Re: 2.2.18 and Maxtor 96147H6 (61 GB)

[Igmar Palsenberg]

> Probably you confused the proper way to use ibmsetmax with
> the proper way to use setmax. For setmax, and a Maxtor disk,
> you do not use a different machine, put the jumper to clip,
> now the boot succeeds, and you let Linux unclip.
> Either with a patched kernel that knows about these things
> or with a utility run from a boot script.
> (It is most convenient to have a partition boundary where
> the jumper clips, so that with old kernels and without running
> the utility you also have a valid filesystem.)

I found out yesterday after searching the mailinglist... My bad.
Thanx for the info.

2.2.18 + ide is patched, 2.4.0 isn't. 

	Regards,

		Igmar