Index: linux-2.6.17/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.17.orig/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c	2007-07-09 08:53:09.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.17/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c	2007-07-09 15:36:51.000000000 -0400
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ static int ubd_add(int n, char **error_o
 	ubd_dev->queue->queuedata = ubd_dev;
 
 	blk_queue_max_hw_segments(ubd_dev->queue, MAX_SG);
+	blk_queue_max_sectors(ubd_dev->queue, 8 * sizeof(long));
 	err = ubd_disk_register(MAJOR_NR, ubd_dev->size, n, &ubd_gendisk[n]);
 	if(err){
 		*error_out = "Failed to register device";