On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:52:24 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Arnt Karlsen writes: > > ..write new bios code for old 386 irons to use todays new big ass > > disks is trivial to you? > > Linux doesn't use the BIOS. You just need something the BIOS > supports for a boot disk. Once the kernel is up it will handle your > large disk fine. Does that mean that I can put /boot on a CD, boot from it and have the root on a HDD bigger then 32 GB? My BIOS does not recognize HDDs bigger then 32 GB unless I set the jumpers on the 'clip' setting, but it can boot from CD. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
