Re: [SLE] 1024 barier: Does SuSE 7.0 do away with this?
Lilo 21.5 was suppose to fix this and I hope SuSE has updated the package to the latest Lilo. Is there gonna be a release announcement for SuSE ftp? Why can't we download 7.0 from ftp yet? I am getting sick of waiting. mk
From: Chris Reeves <chris.reeves@iname.com> To: Lawrence Sayre <lsayre@stratos.net>, SuSE Mailing List <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] 1024 barier: Does SuSE 7.0 do away with this? Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 17:07:03 +0100
Lawrence Sayre wrote:
Will SuSE 7.0 permit instalation beyond the 1024 hard drive barier?
What 1024 barrier would that be? SuSE (and all Linux distros) have been able to use all of the hard drive for years. The 1024 cylinder limitation was introduced because of limited address space in the BIOS, and since Linux doesn't make use of the BIOS apart from at boot up, there is no limitation to what parts of the drive Linux can access.
Having said that, of course, there's still the problem of booting the kernel. All the files that LILO needs to boot must be located below the 1024th cylinder, which is the only limitation. AFAIK this is still an ongoing problem.
Hope that helps (and noone else has replied between me checking my mail and my reply being sent - that's the problem with dialup :-( ), Chris -- Unfortunately I'm back on V90 (yeah, right) dialup for the rest of my life, so I apologise in advance for any time delay in replies. Thanks. __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
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Purple Shirt wrote:
Lilo 21.5 was suppose to fix this and I hope SuSE has updated the package to the latest Lilo.
Is there gonna be a release announcement for SuSE ftp? Why can't we download 7.0 from ftp yet? I am getting sick of waiting.
mk
Hmmm. From my recently updated 7.0: root@marvin:/var/spool/mail > rpm -qi lilo Name : lilo Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 21 Vendor: SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 132 Build Date: Sat Jul 29 16:29:23 2000 Install date: Thu Aug 31 19:13:54 2000 Build Host: Ohm.suse.de Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: lilo-21-132.src.rpm Size : 631344 License: 1992-1997 Werner Almesberger Packager : feedback@suse.de Summary : LInux LOader Description : The LInux-LOader: LILO boots Linux from your hard drive. It can also boot other operating systems such as MS-DOS and OS/2, and can even boot DOS from the second hard drive. The configuration file is /etc/lilo.conf. The PowerPC variant can be used on new PowerMacs and CHRP machines. Authors: -------- Werner Almesberger <almesber@di.epfl.ch> PowerPC part: Paul Mackeras <paulus@linuxcare.com.au> Cort Dougan <cort@fsmlabs.com> Benjamin Herrenschmidt <bh40@calva.net> SuSE series: a root@marvin:/var/spool/mail > I had a quick look into man lilo, but nothing to obvious. Heared about that version (without the 1024 limit) as well. Worst case, d/l it from the internet.. ;-) Juergen -- =========================================== __ _ Juergen Braukmann juergen.braukmann@gmx.de| -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Tel: 0201-743648 dk4jb@db0qs.#nrw.deu.eu | /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ===========================================_\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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