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Date:      Tue, 11 Jun 1996 21:34:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Steve Schwartz <steve@server.gslink.com>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Boot Up
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960611213331.8607A-100000@server.gslink.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960611175344.6112C-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>

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> > Warning, CMOS geometry for C: is mapped, too many heads
> > Mapped Geometry: 63 sectors 64 heads 787 cylinders
> > Drive geometry: 63 sectors 16 heads 3148 cylinders
> 
> The boot floppy can deal with this.
> 
> > I have on my C: a 1.6 Western Digital with 3 partitions.  A 900MB (Win95) 
> > 250(Empty for Unix/Linux) and 350(NT4.0)
> 
> Any way you roll it you are going to end up with an unbootable 
> partition.  All bootable partitions must be completely below 500MB or so.

So even though I get this message, and I am going to install BSDI on a 
seperate DOS Partiton 150MB it should be fine? There will be no problems 
in the long run?




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