Hard Drive limits was:Help a little Linux Geek

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Rob,

Hmmm.  Well, I have Linux running on a 1997-ventage Pentium 200 system
equipped with a 20 GB hard drive.  I have no trouble with this arrangement.
As I use the system as a small server, I do not have any multiboot
configuration with any other operating systems, so this might make the
difference.

As I understand it, especially with the 2.4.X or newer kernels, there's
typically no problem with older systems when Linux is the only operating
system installed.  If the Linux kernel can reside in a boot partition within
the first 2 GB or whatever the limit happens to be for the computer's BIOS,
then the kernel can take over to ensure access to the rest of the drive.  Of
course, please advise if I am way off-base here...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Wultsch" <robert.wultsch@asu.edu>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:35 PM
Subject: Hard Drive limits was:Help a little Linux Geek


> How old of a computer can be used and still have the 137 gig limit
> rather than 2 gigs (I think that was one) or the 540MB?
>
> Shadow wrote:
> > On May 16, 2003 the newest PLUG and future ASULUG member was born, Nyssa
> > Cordelia Lewis.  Unfortunately, the birth was not trouble free.  In her
> > first day she was subjected to a cesarean birth and surgery to correct
> > an intestial birth defect.  Currently, she is still in the Neonatal ICU
> > ward at Desert Samaritan.  With some luck she will be coming home next
> > week.
> >
> > My wife and I are now looking at over $6000.00 in hospital bills that
> > will not be covered by insurance.  In order to pay these bills without
> > undue hardship on my other three children, I am turning to the Linux
> > community.
> >
> > Instead of begging for donations, I have put my talents with older
> > hardware to use.  I have created a line of art deco PCs for sale.  The
> > PCs are wall mounted with most of the componets exposed.  Sort of like a
> > visual PC.  The hardware ranges from 5x86 class to K6 class.  They are
> > priced from $50.00 to $125.00.  I have put up pictures, tech specs and a
> > more complete story here:
> >
> > http://www.digitalnirvana.com/artpc/index.html
> >
> > I can also do custom work with new componets on request.  If you are
> > interested, please email me off list.
> >
> > BTW - I will not accept cash donations.  My father taught me to ask for
> > help, but never a handout.  If you want to help and do not want to buy a
> > system, I could still use donations of older hardware.
> >
> > If this was inappropriate for the list, please accept my apologies.  I
> > will not repost this again.  Thank you all.
> >
> >
>
>
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