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Date:      Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:35:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Kernel problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810220934480.12898-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810181606510.17863-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>

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On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, Dean Hollister wrote:

> After a stable  cvsup, build/installworld and compile of new kernel, I get
> the following error, immediately after the boot prompt:
> 
> Error: C:1094 > 1023 (BIOS Limit).
> 
> When I reboot the old kernel, no problem.
> 
> Any ideas?

Your root partition violates the 1024 cylinder limitation of your system.
It s happened that your old kernel was all the way below the boundary, but
your new kernel uses blocks above it. 

You'll have to repartition the root partition to be below cylinder 1024.

Doug White                               
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