Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 23:59:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> To: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> Cc: James B Amy <jimamy@io.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD CD Installation Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960725235721.24515A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <31F835CE.51F1@ime.net>
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On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote: > > 2. The other issue I did not realize when I ordered FreeBSD is the need to > > load it in a partition within the first 500 MB of disk space (or 1024 > > cylinders). Is this always the case with EIDE drives? I am using a > > Western Digital AC31200 1.2MB HD. > > > > This is _not_ a FreeBSD limitation, It is a PC BIOS limitation. It is not a problem for some BIOSes. It is possible (but not tres likely) that you have a BIOS that will allow you to boot a partition that starts beyond the 1024 cylinder mark. -- Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never! tIM...HOEk
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