Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 09:50:40 +0800
From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Installing Linux beyond cylinder 1024
Hi all!
My 20 gig hard drive in my Libretto 50CT is partitioned as follows using
PartitionMagic Pro 6.0:
1: Primary partition, FAT16, 2GB in size.
2: Extended partition, 12GB in size.
i: Logical drive, NTFS, 2GB in size.
ii: Logical drive, FAT, 2GB in size.
iii: Logical drive, FAT, 1.8GB in size.
*: Unallocated (hibernation area)
iv: Logical drive, FAT32, 5.9GB in size.
3: Primary partition, Linux Ext2, 4.9GB in size.
4: Primary partition, Linux swap, 94MB in size.
I'm trying to install Red Hat Linux 6.2 on primary 3 (ya OK I know there's Mandrake,
RH7.2, etc. but I'm doing RH6.2 for compatibility reasons). I've got EZ-Bios loaded to
let Windows see beyond 1024 cylinders however even with that loaded (boot without the
FDD, hold down Ctrl, select A, insert floppy then boot), I'm having one hellava time
convincing the Linux install that partitions above partition 1 exist ... both Linux
FDISK and Disk Druid recon only partition 1 exists (it can see that there's a 20 gig
drive, it just recons 18 gig of that is empty). NOT having EZ-Bios loaded (ie. booting
straight off the floppy) gives the same result.
Anyone got any ideas as to how to get Linux to see and install onto partition 3 and
not clobber the rest of my partitions?
Cheers!
- Raymond
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