[ale] If you own (almost) ANY HDD, repartition with 4k boundaries
Jim Kinney
jim.kinney at gmail.com
Thu Jan 17 16:09:17 EST 2013
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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Phil Turmel <philip at turmel.org> wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> I got my Mini-ITX mobo and parts yesterday. I found time this afternoon
> to play with XP on the AF drive (so I can claim my beverage tonight...)
>
> On 01/07/2013 04:50 PM, Phil Turmel wrote:
> > Hi Ron,
> >
> > On 01/07/2013 01:04 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> >> Hi Phil,
> >>
> >> OK, I guess I left myself open for that.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> >> I'll make the bet under the following criteria. I have to clarify
> >> some things so we're on the same page. Here's what you have to do to
> >> win.
> >>
> >> You must get Windows XP running on bare metal on an advanced format
> >> HDD , partitioned on 1 MiB boundaries, with XP's own bootloader as
> >> follows:
> >>
> >> * This bet is between Ron Frazier and Phil Turmel only. No other
> >> participants can claim the prize. Helpers are allowed.
>
> No Help needed.
>
> >> * Windows XP must be running on bare metal, no virtual machines.
>
> Bare metal on a new mobo, an Asus C60M1-I.
>
> >> * The storage medium must be a hard drive, not an ssd or a hybrid
> >> drive.
> >
> >> * The hard drive must have 4 KB physical sectors. This must be
> >> documented on the hard drive maker's site. Please provide a link.
> >
> > Seagate Barracuda Green:
> >
> http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/barracuda-green/
> >
> > # smartctl -i /dev/sdf
> > smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-3.6.2] (local build)
> > Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen,
> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
> >
> > === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
> > Model Family: Seagate Barracuda Green (Adv. Format)
> > Device Model: ST2000DL003-9VT166
> > Serial Number: 5YD2EZNB
> > LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 032ffff5b
> > Firmware Version: CC32
> > User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB]
> > Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
> > Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
> > ATA Version is: 8
> > ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4
> > Local Time is: Mon Jan 7 16:10:20 2013 EST
> > SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
> > SMART support is: Enabled
> >
> >> * You may NOT use the jumper on some drives that lies to the pc and
> >> claims sector 64 is 63.
> >
> > Not applicable for a partition starting at 2048, but no, no such
> > twiddling on my part.
>
> I used the drive above. Before installing XP, I performed the following
> steps:
>
> 1) Booted a USB thumb drive containing SystemRescueCD
> 2) Partitioned with plain old "fdisk" to achieve the following:
>
> > fdisk -l /dev/sda
> >
> > Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
> > 81 heads, 63 sectors/track, 765633 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
> > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x8f248134
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sda1 * 2048 3907029167 1953513560 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>
> 3) Formatted the partition with "mkfs.ntfs -Q -L WinXP2048 /dev/sda"
> 4) Captured the above fdisk output to the thumb drive.
> 5) Powered off to remove the thumb drive and set up my USB CD drive.
> 6) Installed Windows XP OEM SP3 from an original CD, no extra drivers
> supplied.
> 7) When prompted, instructed the Windows installer to use the existing
> partition, and to not re-format it.
>
> >> * AFTER the XP installation. The first partition of the hard drive
> >> must begin on sector 2048 according to gparted. A screenshot of the
> >> gparted information screen for that partition will act as proof. If
> >> Windows XP repartitions the drive during installation and changes
> >> the beginning sector, it must be repartitioned again to put the
> >> beginning sector at 2048. The hard should use MBR format.
> >
> > If XP repartitions during install when I tell it to use the partition I
> > prepared for it, I'll concede the bet.
>
> Windows did not re-partition or re-format. Post install and screen
> capture, I repeated the "fdisk -l":
>
> > Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
> > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x8f248134
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sda1 * 2048 3907029167 1953513560 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>
> Unchanged.
>
> >> * Windows XP must be installed on the first partition.
>
> Yup.
>
> >> * Once the installation is done, Windows XP must boot and load
> >> properly on the above referenced hard drive.. A screenshot of the
> >> my computer properties screen will act as proof.
>
> Screenshot available here:
>
> http://www.turmel.org/wp-uploads/2013/WinXPonAFdrive.png
>
> >> * Windows XP must boot with its own native bootloader. If you have
> >> to repair a failed boot sequence, you may use only the Windows XP
> >> install disk, not Windows Vista or 7 or 8. If you use a Linux tool
> >> to repair a broken boot sequence, you cannot replace the Windows XP
> >> bootloader. Booting to Grub, for example, is not allowed.
> >
> > I expect no repair required.
>
> No repair or other intervention required.
>
> >> * Results of the testing should be published here to ALE with
> >> screenshots linked to in a publicly accessible place.
> >
> >> * If you get it working, you have to tell the rest of us how you did
> >> it.
> >
> > Of course.
>
> As above.
>
> >> If you get it working under these conditions, I will buy you a drink
> >> up to $ 5. If you try and fail, I get the $ 5.
> >>
> >> Let me know what you think. 8-)
> >
> > You're on. And I'll buy Jim a drink anyways.
>
> See you all this evening.
>
> Phil
>
>
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