Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 14:41:56 -0400 From: "Brandon Fosdick" <bfoz@glue.umd.edu> To: "Mike Smith" <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dual Boot on a 20GB HDD? Message-ID: <001201beecce$02f0b4a0$63dc0281@umd.edu> References: <199908221738.KAA06961@dingo.cdrom.com>
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> > System: PIII-600 128MB RAM 20GB HDD on an Asus P3B-F mboard > > OS's: Win98, FBSD 3.2-R > > > > I already have two dos slices that take up the first 15GB of the drive so I > > tried installing FBSD at the end of the disk. The installation went fine but > > it won't boot into FBSD. When I hit F3 at boot-up to select FBSD I get a > > console beep and nothing happens. Hitting the F1 key takes it right into > > windoze w/o any problems. I've already tried updating the BIOS on the > > mboard. Is there a limitation in FBSD (or BootMgr) that prevents booting to > > a slice at the 15GB point? > > This is a BIOS limitation; you can't (easily) boot anything beyond the > 1024 cylinder limit. My old machine booted from somewhere in the 14000's. It had a BIOS from 1997. This new machine has a BIOS from 8/17/99. That's why I think this has something to do with FBSD. I sent a message to Asus just to make sure it's not a problem with the BIOS. -Brandon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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