[ale] IDE > 4Gig

[Nomad the Wanderer]

Does the linux partition need to start within the first 1024? If so, my DOS
partition is limited to < 450Megs.

Is LBA a bios enabled option normally?

Robert

Thus spake Vernard Martin (vernard at cc.gatech.edu):

> > For some stupid reason, this drive (fugitsu I think, it's at home, I'm not)
> > has 89XX cylendars...  That puts my first partition at 400Megs if I do that...
> > Not good..
>  
> IDE drives usually use LBA (Logical Block Addressing) to map the cylinders
> differnetly to get aroudn this problem.
> 
> The partition has to start within the first 1024 cylinders, that's all. It can
> end wherever it wants.
> 
> V
> --
> Vernard Martin (vernard at cc.gatech.edu) http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~vernard/
> "Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side and the truth."

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