[Bug 380138] Re: Do NOT disable HPA by default -> leads to data loss

[Phillip Susi]

On 4/7/2010 12:14 PM, EagleDM wrote:
> I do not agree.
> 
> If you use the program HDAT2, boot from that and DISABLE HPA, the
> program will disable it on the Firmware Level.
> 
> At least in my case, with a Velociraptor RAID0 Array, both HPA's on both
> disks were permanently disabled, I no longer have problems with Ubuntu
> since I disabled it.

Yes, and what does HDAT2 have to do with libata?  It has an option to
make the change permanent, libata does not.

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Do NOT disable HPA by default -> leads to data loss
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