Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub
When you have a computer whose motherboard has only 28-bit lba support,
if you use an hard disk of more than 128 GB and GRUB tries to read a
sector whose sector number is higher than the highest sector number you
would have using a 128 GB hard disk (which is common if a partition is
found on the terminal sectors of the HD), GRUB fails to boot and report
an error 18 "Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS". LILO
solves this by using an "lba32" option, however GRUB doesn't have such
an option, and the solutions to these problem are difficult to find and
apply even for an experienced user.
Ubuntu release: Kubuntu 7.10
** Affects: grub (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Summary changed:
- grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba anda an hard disk of more
than 128 GB
+ grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger
than 128 GB
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grub fails to boot on computers having a 28-bit lba and an hard disk larger
than 128 GB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279307
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