Re: Linux and >1 gig HDD

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From: Ken Yap
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00

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|>>Note however: LILO will not be able to boot a kernel that resides in a
|>>partition, if that partition starts on a cylinder over a certain number -
|>1023
|>Actually, I'm not sure whether it's the starting address that matters, or whether
|>the boot code must be below this mark or the entire partition. But, the number is 1023.
|
|>It really is a shame about the 700Mb WIN.
|
|  For what it's worth (I'm a beginner)  on my 850 IDE I have
|partitions as follows and I boot Linux with Loadlin.  
|
|hdb2	P	Novell		117Mb
|hdb5	L	Dos		300
|hdb6	L	Novell		100
|hdb7	L	/		25
|hdb8	L	/usr		250
|hdb9	L	swap		20
|
|  The logical partition is installed at the END of the drive so my /
|partition must be above the 1024 boundary?

That's fine. He said boot with LILO. You are booting with loadlin. In
that situation, as long as loadlin (a DOS program) can read your kernel
image (a DOS file)  using the BIOS or with the help of a driver, you're
alright.

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