Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 20:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Price <sprice@HiWAAY.net> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: docs/4381: mount -t msdos causes panic:vm_fault Message-ID: <199711110410.UAA23396@hub.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/4381; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Steve Price <sprice@HiWAAY.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, wayne@barnes1.wustl.edu Cc: Subject: Re: docs/4381: mount -t msdos causes panic:vm_fault Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:01:38 -0600 [remainder of PR elided] >Fix > > Is this something to do with EIDE bugs? > Should I perhaps start over with a clean drive, and make sure > FreeBSD starts in the first 512 MB? No this is not an EIDE bug. It is a limitation with the PC BIOS that restricts bootable partitions to the first 1024 cylinders. See http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ34.html#34 Steve
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