Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:59:17 +0800 From: faeton <fez@bigfoot.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation with Drive Overlay (EZ-DRIVE)? Message-ID: <360F7A15.EC8F0389@bigfoot.com> References: <360F41F0.E74C1567@bigfoot.com> <360F6D9F.D988767F@airnet.net>
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Kris Kirby wrote: > > Does your machine support Heads settings of 64 or 255? It really is the > BIOS that matters. Put that overlay *back* on and back-up windows. > Anything you do from here out will remove windows. Check to see if your > BIOS supports drives larger than 528 MB. IF not, you'll need the overlay > to run windows. Sadly, this is one of the few setup that is not freebsd > compliant. Unless you put the old HDD in with FreeBSD and BootEasy on > it, I don't think you are going to be able to run both. Sorry. I've > tried to get around these problems with a Packard Bell with a 1G primary > IDE and a 4.3G Maxtor secondary. PB's BIOS required the MaxDrive > overlay, and alas, couldn't run FreeBSD. But it installed so > beautifully... ! Hmm, yes my Acer BIOS can't support the large HDD so it does require the overlay if i want to run windows as well.. Argh! We tease me with a perfect install?! -- < fez at bigfoot dot com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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