<PRE> On %M %N, vic wrote
I forgot..What does this LINEAR option mean?
The linear option means: linear Generate linear sector addresses instead of sec tor/head/cylinder addresses. Linear addresses are translated at run time and do not depend on disk geometry. Note that boot disks may not be portable if `linear' is used, because the BIOS service to determine the disk geometry does not work reliably for floppy disks. When using `linear' with large disks, /sbin/lilo may generate references to inac cessible disk areas, because 3D sector addresses are not known before boot time. (pasted from the lilo.conf manpage. note that it also makes lilo boot quite slow, instead of near instant, on my system, which has a pair of disks off a Buslogic BT-930, and has / and the kernel on sdb1) HTH HAND --Simon -- Simon Karpen karpes@rpi.edu slk@acm.rpi.edu #include <std_disclaimer.h> I don't speak for RPI in any way. Get my PGP key from: <A HREF="http://www.acm.rpi.edu/~slk/pgpkey.asc"><A HREF="http://www.acm.rpi.edu/~slk/pgpkey.asc</A">http://www.acm.rpi.edu/~slk/pgpkey.asc</A</A>> "Those that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Ben Franklin </PRE> <A HREF="pgp00004.pgp"> PGP signature</A></P>