--- Sujith Shastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a program to check is the BIOS supports > 48-bit LBA? It need > not necessarily be a Linux program. And the program > shouldn't actually > require a 160 gb disk to be present. > > Thanks > > > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:43:29 +0530, Vinu Moses > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Monday 13 December 2004 06:11 pm, Sujith > Shastry wrote: > > > I'm about to buy a 160GB hard disk. My BIOS > probably doesn't support > > > 48 bit LBA. I'm going to put my Linux partition > on the beginning of > > > the drive. Now, can I boot into the Linux > machine? If I can boot, can > > > I access full 160GB from the Linux installation? > > > > As Shridhar says, YMMV. > > > > However, you could try booting off your distro's > installation disk > > [rescue mode in Redhat / Fedora] and see if linux > and fdisk are able to > > recognise the actual size of your disk. If they > are not, the chance of > > it being detected post-install is not very likely.
<snipped> I have seen a 40 GB ide work perfectly on a PC whose BIOS supports just 8 GB. The BIOS detects the ide as 8GB, but after linux loads, all of the 40 GB is visible and usable. Sujith, i think you can safely buy a 160 GB and go ahead with linux installation.... the BIOS should not matter. One suggestion though -- when you install on 160 GB, make sure you have one small primary partiion residing within the first 8 GB space which can be mounted as /boot -- this should be enough to solve everything. please let the list know how it works out for you. thanks and regards, Satsco. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
