Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 23:12:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Logical Block Addressing. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970731230059.13639A-100000@bb.cc.wa.us>
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Ok, I have a couple of questions about the CMOS. Some of the older CMOS's have a "BIG DISK TRANSLATION" on them. Sometimes they are set to "DOS" or "OTHER" I know I have had to set it to "OTHER" when I am installing FreeBSD on the System. Is LBA (Logical Block Addressing) the same as Big Disk Translation? I think YES. Question Number Two. Does LBA have to be enabled to use FreeBSD with DOS on the same disk? I think YES. Question Number Three. Does having LBA enabled make a difference on a system that has only FreeBSD on it? I think NO. What I am really wondering is if it is important in any situation except where FreeBSD and DOS share a hard disk. I just want someone to confirm my suspicions. Please CC me replies to this, I'm temporarily off the list. TIA Christopher J. Coleman (chris@aries.bb.cc.wa.us) Computer Support Technician I (509)-766-8873 Big Bend Community College Internet Instructor FreeBSD Book Project: http://vinyl.quickweb.com/~chrisc/book.html Disclaimer: Even Though it has My Name on it, Doesn't mean I said it.
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