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. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iD8DBQFBvaOKfQe5A1YbfuURAgGZAJ90OlQY4/ZU0erJ655upHGiwgXrsgCfRpsU > 1m74k6aTNdZEF/yU7ldKkHo= > =s9BW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- 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
