Re: Woody on 486 problem
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:52:24 -0600
John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org> wrote:
> Arnt Karlsen writes:
> > ..write new bios code for old 386 irons to use todays new big ass
> > disks is trivial to you?
>
> Linux doesn't use the BIOS. You just need something the BIOS
> supports for a boot disk. Once the kernel is up it will handle your
> large disk fine.
Does that mean that I can put /boot on a CD, boot from it and have the
root on a HDD bigger then 32 GB? My BIOS does not recognize HDDs bigger
then 32 GB unless I set the jumpers on the 'clip' setting, but it can
boot from CD.
Regards,
Andrei
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