the HOWTO about Linux IDE 8 GiB limit and *NOT* SCSI !
Henry Ficher wrote:
> Older BIOSes will not detect hard disk space over 8.3 GB. See the webpage of
> your hard disk manufacturer for a solution to this. See also:
>
> http://www.ssc.com/linux/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Large-Disk-11.html
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> Henry Ficher
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hashibon Adham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: ILUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 10:21 AM
> Subject: a small disk question
>
> > Hi, once i installed linux RH5.1 on a system with a 9.2 scsi disk, every
> > thing was allright (and the machine is still working great) except that
> > 'df' shows arround 8.5GB of disk space, though i used all of the disk for
> > linux (it had no prior installation on it) so what's wrong!
> >
> > now i am getting a new 10.2GB disk (ide), would i be able to use all the
> > disk!
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > adham
> >
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> > Adham Hashibon
> > The Physics Department,
> > Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
> > Haifa 32000, Israel
> > Tel:972-4829-2043, Fax:972-4822-1514
> > ****** Live long and prosper ******
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