Re: [Freedos-kernel] "FORCELBA" Kernel option

2004-04-17 Thread Steve Gibson
Hi Bart, > Could someone briefly explain the function of the kernel's > "FORCELBA" option? The command shown by sys.com is "Always > use LBA if possible". So I suppose I'd like to understand > why or when the kernel would not use LBA when it's available? If a partition isn't marked as "LBA" (wit

Re: [Freedos-kernel] "FORCELBA" Kernel option

2004-04-17 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Sat, 17 Apr 2004, Steve Gibson wrote: > Could someone briefly explain the function of the kernel's "FORCELBA" > option? The command shown by sys.com is "Always use LBA if possible". So > I suppose I'd like to understand why or when the kernel would not use LBA > when it's available? If a par

[Freedos-kernel] "FORCELBA" Kernel option

2004-04-17 Thread Steve Gibson
Folks, Could someone briefly explain the function of the kernel's "FORCELBA" option? The command shown by sys.com is "Always use LBA if possible". So I suppose I'd like to understand why or when the kernel would not use LBA when it's available? Is it, for example, a matter of not using LBA i