Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

On Sat, Jan 29, 2000 at 10:52:39AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: Pixel wrote: Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you use the linear option, you can bust with 1024 cyl barrier with current production LILO too. are u sure? lilo does not use the extended bios function

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

If I can offer a comment on this: The Mandrake 7.0 install scripts could explain the LINEAR option a little better --- the current prompt only says that this option is not recommended for floppy-disks; it should say this option is recommended for large hard disks. I'm only guessing, but I don't

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

LILO may be able to break the 1024 cylinder barrier, but it _cannot_ break the 8G barrier,. This is bacause of how lilo stores the sector address. The address is only 24bits + drive specifier (8bits, 1 used as LINEAR address identifier)+ sector count (8 bits). Yah, the LILO 1st stage loader

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Pixel wrote: Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you use the linear option, you can bust with 1024 cyl barrier with current production LILO too. are u sure? lilo does not use the extended bios function Haven't tested, but Andre Hedrick said this on lkml very recently... --

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

- Original Message - From: Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. sound nice, pixel ? grub does the same, and it *does* handle scsi :ppp i really don't think relying on the bios for just booting is

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Pixel wrote: Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. sound nice, pixel ? grub does the same, and it *does* handle scsi :ppp I was unaware that grub would boot

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

I located lilo-22 here: ftp://sd.dynhost.com/pub/linux/lilo/ Neil.

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Pixel wrote: Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Pixel wrote: Chmouel Boudjnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. sound nice, pixel ? grub does the

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you use the linear option, you can bust with 1024 cyl barrier with current production LILO too. are u sure? lilo does not use the extended bios function

[Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. The reason for this particular loader is to avoid bios limitations by not using the bios. For example, there is no 1024 cylinder problem because the concept of cyliders is not used. There is also no problem with a difference

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. sound nice, pixel ? --Chmouel

Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

On 28 Jan 2000, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: Neil Koozer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives. Does it dual-boot, or is it Linux/ext2 only? Jeff