Matthew Dillon wrote:
:Hey, : :I'd like to switch on packet mode per default for boot0 and mbr. Please = :raise objections soon. : :cheers : simonAfter the release? Changing the packet mode default would almost certainly cause some machines to fail to boot even if it allows other machines to boot that couldn't boot before.
I think the hard drive size limitation is around 8GB for CHS. Any larger drive will have to use packet mode anyways. The problem is that even for smaller drives/reads below 8GB if OS and BIOS don't agree on CHS, booting won't work. Packet mode is really a stone old interface by now.
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