DOH!! is right. Yes, newer lilo's can overcome the 1024 limit if your
hardware is recent. I'm no expert, but can attest that it *does* work.
btw, it's not that lilo can go anywhere, but that it can access the linux
kernel above 1024 cylinders. This is supported in RH7.
charles
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Bob Hartung wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> Don't know where I got the idea that it had been resolved.
>
> Bob
>
>
> Silviu Cojocaru wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, 09:32 -0600 Bob Hartung wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I am having to reinstall on a Laptop due to upgrade of HD
> > > to 30 GB to share with Win2000 and Linux (RH7 or
> > > Mandrake7.2). I have always placed the Linux stuff in a
> > > high extended partition in the past. I have been having a
> > > devil of a time but have the idea (source???) that lilo can
> > > go anywhere in its' newest incarnation. Is this so or do I
> > > still have the 1024 limit?
> > >
> >
> > I'll keep this short: DOH!! the limit never went away.
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