"Eric G. Miller" wrote: > $ info grub > Goto to the FAQ: > > Can GRUB boot my operating system from over 8GB hard disks? > That depends on your BIOS and your operating system. You must make > sure that your drive is accessible in LBA mode. Generally, that is > configurable in BIOS setting utility. Read the manual for your BIOS > for more information.
As I understand it, LBA is for IDE disks; so there would be no LBA option for me. BTW, Grub understands filesystems. What makes it impossible to reach the space beyond 8G? Oki