diff -ruN linux-2.4.21.orig/fs/partitions/ibm.c linux-2.4.21/fs/partitions/ibm.c
--- linux-2.4.21.orig/fs/partitions/ibm.c	2003-07-21 23:45:46.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.4.21/fs/partitions/ibm.c	2003-07-21 23:50:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 	char name[7] = {0,};
 	volume_label_t *vlabel;
 	unsigned char *data;
+	unsigned int label[14];
 	Sector sect;
 
 	if ( first_sector != 0 )
@@ -124,11 +125,12 @@
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto out_readerr;
 	strncpy (type, data, 4);
-	if ((!info->FBA_layout) && (!strcmp(info->type, "ECKD")))
+	if ((!info->FBA_layout) && (!strncmp(info->type, "ECKD", 4)))
 		strncpy(name, data + 8, 6);
 	else
 		strncpy(name, data + 4, 6);
 	memcpy (vlabel, data, sizeof(volume_label_t));
+	memcpy (label, data, sizeof(label));
 	put_dev_sector(sect);
 
 	EBCASC(type, 4);
@@ -144,8 +146,6 @@
 		/*
 		 * VM style CMS1 labeled disk
 		 */
-		int *label = (int *) data;
-
 		if (label[13] != 0) {
 			printk("CMS1/%8s(MDSK):", name);
 			/* disk is reserved minidisk */