From: Kunihiro Ishiguro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: My experience with grub
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 16:27:52 +0900
> I may still misunderstand but I think stage1 loads stage1.5 or stage2
> in real mode using BIOS code. So I think stage1.5 or stage2 should be
> exist in the first 1024 cylinder area.
Stage 1.5 must be within 1024 cylinders if you use Stage 1.5. Stage
2 must be within 1024 cylinders if you don't use Stage 1.5. But those
are NOT due to using BIOS code in real-mode, but due to CHS mode. If
we support LBA mode in Stage 1 as well, those restrictions will
disappear.
Perhaps we should have Stage 1 for CHS mode and Stage 1 for LBA mode
because it's difficult to support both the modes in one Stage 1. And,
the installer should automatically determine which Stage 1 should be
used.
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