From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 26 16:49:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E499C16A401 for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AD4613C46A for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:49:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2QGmsIC049204; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:48:54 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070326114253.025f3dd8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:48:37 -0500 To: John C Nolen , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <4606E08F.9070707@yahoo.com> References: <4606E08F.9070707@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Installing on large disk X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:49:39 -0000 The 1023 cylinder limit is BIOS limit for booting. If your BIOS is more modern it will support booting from translated cylinder addresses > 1023. The easiest way to tell is to try updating your BIOS, and trying the install. With older hardware I would have to have boot partitions all located at < 1023 cylinders so you'd have the / partition and a windows c: drive both < 1023 on a dual boot system. This limit has mostly disappeared with more modern BIOS that will address and boot drives at > 1023. -Derek At 03:50 PM 3/25/2007, John C Nolen wrote: >I have a 40 GB hard disk that was made in 2001 with windows xp installed >on a 20 GB partition. BIOS setup says 19158 cylinders, 16 heads and 255 >sectors. >I want to install freeBSD on the second 20 GB partition. All the >instructions seem to refer to small disks, as they appear to require >cylinders less than 1023. >Sysinstall appears to require cylinders less than 1023. Did I miss something? >Is it possible to install BSD as a dual operating system with windows xp >on a disk larger than 8 GB ? >Am I trying to do something impossible? >Should I just ignore warnings and type in 1023 when asked about cylinders? >If I uninstall the windows xp can I put freeBSD on one big 40GB partition? >I could not find any information on this in handbook or FAQ. > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.