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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:07:55 +0200
From: Andries Brouwer <aebr@win.tue.nl>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: 2.5 'what to expect'
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> > - IDE disk geometry translators like OnTrack, EZ Partition, Disk Manager
> >   are no longer supported. The only way forward is to remove the translator
> >   from the drive, and start over.
> 
> Or to use device mapper to remap the disk.

Or to use boot parameters:
 * "hdx=remap63"        : add 63 to all sector numbers (for OnTrack DM)
 * "hdx=remap"          : remap 0->1 (for EZDrive)

(So, I think the language "no longer supported" is a bit strong.
Maybe "no longer autodetected".)

Andries