Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?

["Mark H. Mabry" <mmabry@avici.com>]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark H Mabry <mmabry@avici.com>
>>>>> wrote the following on Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:44:29 -0400

>>>>> "AR" == Richardson,Anthony  <ARichard@stark.cc.oh.us>
>>>>> wrote the following on Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:52:00 -0400


  Me> Okay, now we are getting to the meat of the problem.  As you
  Me> say, Linux doesn't use the BIOS functions or C/H/S addresses to
  Me> locate partitions.  That is why the kernel can see all of my
  Me> disk at boot.  So why does cfdisk see only 8 GB?  Why doesn't it
  Me> get its info the same way the kernel does?  Why does cfdisk have
  Me> to ask the BIOS for this info?

I guess what I am asking is why doesn't (c)fdisk use LBA which is what
the kernel uses?

Mark Mabry
Avici Systems
mmabry@avici.com



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