Re: [Cooker] nuni-0.04 boot loader eliminates 1024 cyl issue

[Pixel]

Neil Koozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Pixel wrote:
> > 
> > Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > 
> > > Neil Koozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > nuni is a boot loader for Linux, using ext2 file system and IDE drives.
> > >
> > > sound nice, pixel ?
> > >
> > 
> > grub does the same, and it *does* handle scsi :ppp
> 
> I was unaware that grub would boot above 1023 on pre-existing machines
> (the ones that people try to install linux on).  I thought it depended
> on the extended bios to do this.  The latest version of lilo also
> detects and uses extended bios calls.

ok, i should have shut up :)

i saw the extended bios handling in grub, but not in lilo (not the latest
version maybe)

you do have a point, i agree! isn't the extended bios call available on most
modern boxes?