Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:52:50 -0800 (PST) From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Libretto Digest #1249 - 3. Hibernation / Drives Bigger than 8GB / Linux Eugene, thanks for confirming the procedure... I suppose you had to use some sort of BIOS extension such as the IBM drive manager to see the second partition... The big question remains -- can LILO boot Linux off a partition that the BIOS cannot see?!? Anyone... Bueler? Thanks, David --- Eugene Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 21:28:48 -0000 > From: "Eugene Hsu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Libretto Digest #1249 - 3. Hibernation / Drives Bigger > than 8GB / Linux > > 3. Hibernation / Drives Bigger than 8GB / Linux > > This should be on someone's web page, but I just put a 20 GB in my > 70ct. I > did the following > > 1) created the max-size 8 GB default partition with boot floppy with > Win98se > on the libretto > 2) used a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter (a really good one) to hook the drive to > my > toshiba M500D server (I found a local Boston computer store that > sells these > if someone needs a source) > 3) used Partition Magic 4.0 (yeah it's old) to create another > partition to > use all available space (minus 100 MB) from the end of the disk > 4) Slapped the drive back in the Libretto and formatted the second > partition > > So far it has hibernated a few times and it hasn't killed the drive. > The > only thing I need now is an Adaptec 1460A slim scsi card since I gave > away > my Sony PRD-650 to my sister. Does anyone have a spare for cheap? > > Thanks to someone on the list who listed the procedure before. > > -Eugene- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > > ************************************************************** > ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
