RE: The evil Dynamic Drive Overlay..
Actually, you can do this even if the BIOS doesn't support LBA (use DOS
fdisk, not Linux fdisk).
If you don't have LBA, you will have to have the kernel (/vmlinuz or ??)
within the first 1024 cylinders. See the Large-Disk mini-HOWTO for more
information.
Bob
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Adam Greene wrote:
> If the BIOS supports the Disk (via LBA) then just run : fdisk /mbr and it
> will replace the boot sector.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: W. Paul Mills [mailto:Paul@Mills-USA.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 9:32 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: The evil Dymanic Drive Overlay..
>
>
> Anthony Landreneau <landrena@idsno.com> writes:
>
> > Greetings,
> > Have an old machine I am looking to load up with Debian, problem is the
> > original DOS drive had Ontrack's Dymanic Drive Overlay installed on it. I
> > do not have the original Ontrack disk. Tried re-partioning the disk with
> > Linux's fdisk, no luck, the evil overlay continues. Your thoughts on this
> > matter would be appriciated...
>
> I would try a couple of thing. Try a dos fdisk. Call Ontrack and ask
> for an upgrade. I did this a year or so ago for a client that had
> lost their original disk. Cost was about $25.00 (US) plus shipping.
>
> Try (800) 752-1333.
>
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