Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:27:59 -0700 (MST) From: John-David Childs <jdc@ism.net> To: Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Error: C:1024>1023 (BIOS limit)" Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960326072429.5684B-100000@optim.ism.net> In-Reply-To: <96Mar24.010137pst.177478@crevenia.parc.xerox.com>
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On Sun, 24 Mar 1996, Bill Fenner wrote: > I just repartitioned my drive on my machine at home, so decided the easiest > way to deal was to install from my 2.1 CD and then sup the CVS tree and > check out stable and build a new kernel and then start life over from scratch. > > I built my new kernel, did a "make install", and then rebooted. However, > while trying to the symbols, the loader said: "Error: C:1024>1023 (BIOS limit)". > > This is kind of an unexpected message, since not only does "fdisk" say only > 1023 cylinders, "disklabel" says that the a partition is cylinders 0-34. > Hmmm...that is odd! I noticed that your problem is already solved, but do you by any chance have an Award BIOS? I had the same problem when I first installed 2.1, but the solution turned out to to be turning LBA mode on in the BIOS. -- John-David Childs www.marsweb.com/www.ism.net System Administrator Internet Services Montana (406)542-0838 & Network Engineer M@RSWeb - Montana's PREMIER Web Site "I used up all my sick days...so I'm calling in dead"
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