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From: Mark Valentine <mark@linus.demon.co.uk>
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In-Reply-To: Bruce Evans's message of May 11,  4:07pm
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> From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
> Date: Thu 11 May, 1995
> Subject: Re: problem with new biosboot?

> >                /* This is a good idea for all disks */
> >                bsize = dl->d_partitions[part].p_size;
> >                bend = boff + bsize - 1 ;
> >                if (bend / spt > 1024) {
> 			    ^^^
> >                        printf("partition is out of reach from the bios\n");
> >                        return 1;
> >                }
> 
> spc should work better :-).  It's amazing that spt often works.  It works
> here because bend = 32767 and spt = 32 on one system and 52 on another.

Indeed, it certainly works better for me.  :-)

Thank you!

		Mark.