Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:06:22 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: rnordier@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Does boot1 still have a > 1023 cyl limit? Message-ID: <20010914180622.A512@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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Hi, A quote from the end of the boot_i386.8 manual page.. IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of limitations imposed by the conventional disk interface provided by the BIOS, all boot-related files and structures (including the kernel) that need to be accessed during the boot phase must reside on the disk at or below cylinder 1023 (as the BIOS under- stands the geometry). When a ``Disk error 0x1'' is reported by the sec- ond-stage bootstrap, it generally means that this requirement has not been adhered to. Just today I had a friend ask me if this is still true; I checked CVS history and found out that this comment was added by rnordier more than two years ago. Is this still true? G'luck, Peter -- If you think this sentence is confusing, then change one pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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