Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 19:12:53 -0800 (PST) From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@nike.efn.org> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: Samy Touati <lmcsato@lmc.ericsson.se>, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: IDE HD > 1Gb Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.91.951107191102.20476A-100000@nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <199511080247.CAA05609@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Michael Smith wrote: > 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. I haven't tried this... but is it possible if you bios supports setting the cylinders > 1024? My AMI bios allows you to... but I haven't tried adding a root partition >1024... John-Mark gurney_j@efn.org Modem/FAX: (503) 683-6954 (FreeBSD Box) Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD (unix) GCS/M/Sd#h+s+!gau-a--w++++vC+++++UF++++P---E---N++W---M--V--Y+t+5++G+b+D++ B----eu+h++!f++n---- CD5OUF++++.L-------2W.DM----N.9---NET2SP3s.2,4s.,4d.2,6---
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