- obsolete

[packages/kernel.git] / linux-2.4.2-nvram-hdd.patch

--- drivers/char/nvram.c~	Wed Feb 14 02:40:29 2001
+++ drivers/char/nvram.c	Wed Feb 28 23:16:33 2001
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@
  * the kernel and is not a module. Since the functions are used by some Atari
  * drivers, this is the case on the Atari.
  *
+ * 02/2001: I've coded some user space hacks for PC that use the NVRAM driver
+ * to set/show hard disk type(s), floppy disk type(s) and display type. These
+ * can be found in bios-cmos-X.Y.tar.gz (X.Y = version #).	Paul G.
+ *
  *
  * 	1.1	Cesar Barros: SMP locking fixes
  * 		added changelog
+ *	1.2	Paul Gortmaker: remove display of type 48/49 hard disk data
+		from /proc as it is not standardized & depends on BIOS mfr.
  */
 
-#define NVRAM_VERSION		"1.1"
+#define NVRAM_VERSION		"1.2"
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/config.h>
@@ -532,17 +538,6 @@
 		PRINT_PROC( "%02x\n", type == 0x0f ? nvram[12] : type );
 	else
 		PRINT_PROC( "none\n" );
-
-	PRINT_PROC( "HD type 48 data: %d/%d/%d C/H/S, precomp %d, lz %d\n",
-				nvram[18] | (nvram[19] << 8),
-				nvram[20], nvram[25],
-				nvram[21] | (nvram[22] << 8),
-				nvram[23] | (nvram[24] << 8) );
-	PRINT_PROC( "HD type 49 data: %d/%d/%d C/H/S, precomp %d, lz %d\n",
-				nvram[39] | (nvram[40] << 8),
-				nvram[41], nvram[46],
-				nvram[42] | (nvram[43] << 8),
-				nvram[44] | (nvram[45] << 8) );
 
 	PRINT_PROC( "DOS base memory: %d kB\n", nvram[7] | (nvram[8] << 8) );
 	PRINT_PROC( "Extended memory: %d kB (configured), %d kB (tested)\n",