Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 13:20:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Steve Schwartz <steve@server.gslink.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot Up Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960612131911.7312E-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960611213331.8607A-100000@server.gslink.com>
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On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Steve Schwartz wrote: > > > I have on my C: a 1.6 Western Digital with 3 partitions. A 900MB (Win95) > > > 250(Empty for Unix/Linux) and 350(NT4.0) > > > > Any way you roll it you are going to end up with an unbootable > > partition. All bootable partitions must be completely below 500MB or so. > > So even though I get this message, and I am going to install BSDI on a > seperate DOS Partiton 150MB it should be fine? There will be no problems > in the long run? I don't think you'll be able to boot some of those partitions, even if you add more. All of those partitions need to start below 1024 cylinders. And I don't think you're running LBA (are you?). You really need a second disk. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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