Tom, I take it, then, that you found that loadlin is not restricted by the 1024cyl boundary, but that LILO definitly still is limited by that boundary? Dave
Hogland, Thomas E. wrote: > > Well, I hesitate to say it's not there, but I installed it and it runs > fine. Note that I DON'T use LILO, didn't install LILO, and didn't do any > fiddling with my config files. I'm using a Compaq Presario 4840 > (PII-266), so it's not much of a wait to boot to Win95 and run the > Linux95 program :-)... > > Future plans, use Partition Magic to move my Debian partition to the > front of the drive and install LILO so I can skip the 45-second delay > waiting for Win95 to boot <g>. (I absolutely LOVE how fast Debian loads > on this thing!) > > > ---------- > > From: David E. Scott[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 02, 1998 5:15 PM > > To: Tom Hogland > > Cc: 'Stephen Carpenter'; 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' > > Subject: Re: Win95 and Linux: Was: Verified Re: Unidentified > > subject! > > > > Tom, > > Thanks much for the link. I've downloaded it and am checking > > thru the > > docs before I jump in. Glad to see that 1023 cyl limit doesn't really > > exist. I had suspected that but wasn't sure. > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > > > Tom Hogland wrote: > > > > > > Here it is: > > > ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/dos/linux_load95.zip > > > > > > Works like a charm. Only deviation from the included documentation I > > found > > > was that it says you need the partition you load Linux on to start > > at > > > cylinder 1023 or lower. I loaded Debian on the last gig of a 6gb > > drive and > > > it works fine... Good luck! > > > -- --David E. Scott Ohio Administrative Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .