Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:50:25 -0500 From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Installing Linux beyond cylinder 1024
>> > 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? >> >>Does anyone know for sure if LILO (that's the part of Linux that actually >>loads the kernel when you start up) will use EZBios? >> >>The "standard" wisdom is that, for LILO to find the kernel, the kernel >>must be located within the first 1024 cylinders Newer versions of lilo (in the past 6 months or so) support the presence of kernels beyond the 1024th. if your distribution gripes about it, D/L the newest lilo and install it. Single floppy distros are great for that sort of thing. ________________________________________________________________ Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
