Hi Lee, I'd think the most significant hurtle would be your computer's BIOS. If the computer's BIOS is obsolete, you might be able to perform a FLASH upgrade. If it is more obsolete than that (you can't FLASH it to something more up to date) then you'll be stuck with the 1024 cylinder limit... As I understand things, if the boot partition is within this 1024 cylinder limit, either Grub or Lilo can boot from it, then the Kernel loads and can handle the large drive translation your BIOS can't perform. The question is, what happens in Windows with such a dual-boot configuration? Can it even be done if Windows must boot outside the first 1024 cylinders? And, if so, does any version of Windows have the capability to perform the large drive translation work that the BIOS won't perform? Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Einer" To: Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Linux and 80GB hdds; how large can hda1 be and still boot off hda2? > I encountered problems with Lilo installing a partition outside the > first 1024 cylinders when installing Mandrake 8.2, so it it not just > older versions of Lilo that are limited in this respect. My problems > were solved when I switched to Grub. > > Lee Einer > > George Toft wrote: > > >lilo-21.7.5-21 > > > >The motherboard is from 2000, I think. > > > >George > > > > > >Kevin Brown wrote: > > > >>Booting with Grub or Lilo? I thought the 1024 cylinder limit was in older > >>versions of Lilo/Older MB Bioses that couldn't see a drive that large? > >> > >>>I just installed a 120GB drive today. As long as your boot partition is > >>>within the forst 1024 cylinders, you're OK. > >>> > >>>Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > >>>/dev/hda8 103999800 31121960 67594868 32% / > >>>/dev/hda5 15493 3426 11267 24% /boot > >>>/dev/hda7 10325748 749704 9051524 8% /var > >>> > >>>? Linux and 80GB hdds; how large can hda1 be and still boot off hda2? > >>>? > >>>? I want to order a new 80gig hdrive for my new Epox KT333 mobo. > >>>? Usually I dual boot, so is there a problem if RH8 or Debian uses the last > >>>? 20GB of the hdd? > >>> > >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss