Re: Largedisk-HOWTO clarifcation
Ani, > Ah okay, then now I get what was said in the HOW-TO. Maybe I should have read > the whole way through but shouldn't the bit about 1024 cycinder limmit be > self explantory? Forgive me, but.. "huh?" > Ani Yours, -Tech
Re: Largedisk-HOWTO clarifcation
On Saturday 29 December 2001 12:33 am, P Prince wrote: > This is true, however, the big implication of BIOS limitations for Linux is > the fact that while the Linux kernel does not address the disk space via > the BIOS, your boot loader (LILO) does. The boot loader must load the > kernel from your disk, and therefore at least your kernel must be > accessable via the BIOS addressing scheme. Ah okay, then now I get what was said in the HOW-TO. Maybe I should have read the whole way through but shouldn't the bit about 1024 cycinder limmit be self explantory? Ani
Re: Largedisk-HOWTO clarifcation
Ani, > The Largedisk-HOWTO is a little unclear about this, but I take it that Linux > couldn't give a monkys about the disk size specifed in the BIOS and will > address the full size of the disk (as long as it's below 127Gb). Is that > right? This is true, however, the big implication of BIOS limitations for Linux is the fact that while the Linux kernel does not address the disk space via the BIOS, your boot loader (LILO) does. The boot loader must load the kernel from your disk, and therefore at least your kernel must be accessable via the BIOS addressing scheme. This is simple to get around, you need only make a small (I normally use 50MB) /boot partition starting at the very beginning of the disk. Keep your kernels in /boot, and all will be fine. Once LILO loads the kernel, any BIOS limitations on disk space are irrelevant. > Ani Hope this helps, -Tech
Largedisk-HOWTO clarifcation
The Largedisk-HOWTO is a little unclear about this, but I take it that Linux couldn't give a monkys about the disk size specifed in the BIOS and will address the full size of the disk (as long as it's below 127Gb). Is that right? Ani
