--=-y3nAjYyGTOUjQVHlsKXL Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm pretty sure Win2K and up can because the use ACPI and not the BIOS.=20 Don't know about any other versions of winBLOWS because none of my installations have deserved the 120Gb HDs I have. Only linux is allowed on those. Actually, my mom's computer is running win2k pro (the only winBLOWS I will support) on a 120Gb just fine but the mobo is <1yr old so that's not proof. Just do a google for "windows acpi bios" and see what comes up. On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 08:51, Darrell Shandrow wrote: > Hi Lee, >=20 > 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 computer's BIOS is obsolete, you might be able to perform a FLASH upgrade= .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 understa= nd > 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 d= one > 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? >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > ----- 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 of= f > hda2? >=20 >=20 > > 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 partitio= n > 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 t= he > last > > >>>? 20GB of the hdd? > > >>> > > >>-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > > >>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 > > >> > > >-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > > >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 > > > > > > > > > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > > 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 >=20 > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > 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 >=20 >=20 --=20 Bryce Chidester Network Administrator CoBryce Communications Bryce AT BryceCo DOT Net http://www.bryceco.net --=-y3nAjYyGTOUjQVHlsKXL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA9oGW4/wbq/C6yyPcRAhoFAKCoxTPrJyY/ct4+goJw6s0E9yequACfUn1V yHhPush8rLx1PoMMes47DcU= =gA9Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-y3nAjYyGTOUjQVHlsKXL--