Re: MS fdisk hangs on loading

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From: Alex Butcher
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 00:00

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On Thu, 25 May 2000 12:04:55 +0000, Paul Richards (Pauldoo)
  <pauldoo@dunvegan1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Alex Butcher wrote:
>[snip]
>> And they say Linux is hard to install? At least there are plenty of warnings
>> in docs and newsgroups about LILO's 1024 cylinder limit... which is fixed in
>> lilo-21.4.3, BTW...
>[snip]
>
>Remember it only works if your mobo supports it...

This is true - you need a post-1998 BIOS to support the enhanced packet
calls it requires.

>-- 
>Paul Richards (Pauldoo) - http://www.pauldoo.co.uk

Best Regards,
Alex.
-- 
Alex Butcher   Using Linux since '95 - because windows are too easy to break.
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Subject: Re: MS fdisk hangs on loading
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