Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:37:52 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dangerously dedicated vs. fully dedicated, etc. Message-ID: <16724.19808.455012.475075@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200301150007.aa39192@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> References: <h7k7h7uy17.7h7@localhost.localdomain> <200301150007.aa39192@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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In <200301150007.aa39192@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>, Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> typed: > As to the issue of BIOSes disliking DD modes, there have been a few > different reasons suggested. I had a dual xeon BIOS that had "anti-virus" code. If the boot block didn't have the write MBR on it, it rewrote the first 63 sectors, clobbering my DD (type B) disklabel. It could be turned off in the BIOS, but caused me (not the kernel) to panic the first time it happened. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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