From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 7 18:52:27 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id SAA14514 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:52:27 -0800 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id SAA14509 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:52:23 -0800 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id CAA05609; Wed, 8 Nov 1995 02:47:12 GMT From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199511080247.CAA05609@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: IDE HD > 1Gb To: lmcsato@lmc.ericsson.se (Samy Touati) Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 02:47:11 +0000 () Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Samy Touati" at Nov 7, 95 09:32:08 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 813 Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Samy Touati stands accused of saying: > > Is it true that FBSD will not boot if installed on a IDE HD > 1Gb? No. The "truth" is that it is impossible for the MBR code, which uses the BIOS, to load _any_ operating system from beyond the 1024 cylinder mark. > And if yes what kind of IDE controller does someone needs to be > able to correct the problem. One in a PREP or better PowerPC system _might_ be able to do it. > Samy -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" -Terry Lambert UNIX: live FreeBSD or die! [[