Re: 386 mass storage
The only restriction is that the boot image be within the first 1024
sectors. Actually, you could add that 6.4G drive as the second disk, and
boot from your current disk.
On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Patrick Olson wrote:
>
> At the moment I'm running Debian 2 on a 386/33 with only 600MB of hard
> disk space (400MB master, 200MB slave).
>
> What I'm looking for is a way to allow this machine to take over as
> fileserver. The current fileserver is a 386/33 running Windows 3.11
> between crashes. It can access its 6.4GB drive only because of Ontrack
> Disk Manager.
>
> I'd like to put an external drive (about 6.4GB) on this 386. Does anyone
> have any suggestions for doing this within the parameters that the 386
> must be able to make full use of the drive under Linux?
>
> Ideas I've had include
>
> 1. Using Ontrack Disk Manager with Linux. Can it be done?
>
> 2. Would the 386 BIOS limit of 1024 cylinders apply to a SCSI drive?
>
> 3. Does Linux have a way around this 386 BIOS and it's 1024 cylinder
> limit?
>
> Of course, I'm open to other ideas as well as feedback on my ideas.
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
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