[plug] Trouble with LILO....

[Mike Holland]

On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, David Campbell wrote:

> What Linux and BIOS think the HDD is configured is two different 
> things. The problem is that:
> 	a) Old BIOSes do not understand LBA (Linux does)
> 	b) LILO requires BIOS calls to load the info

David, so if i put an LBA disk into an old PC, can I get LILO to boot
off the hdd? (assuming the kernel etc are below 1024 cyl's in normal mode)


Mike Holland <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth, Australia.
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