Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 16:10:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Johan Karlsson <k@numeri.campus.luth.se> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/37451: top, vmstat and systat refuse to work Message-ID: <200205012310.g41NA2311094@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/37451; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Johan Karlsson <k@numeri.campus.luth.se> To: keramida@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.ORG, dan_naumov@yahoo.com Subject: Re: i386/37451: top, vmstat and systat refuse to work Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 01:01:17 +0200 Hi > This is not a limitation of /boot/loader but a limitation of certain > PC hardware combinations (the BIOS can't boot sectors above 2 GB). > You're right it ought to be documented (if it isn't already). The BIOS limitation is documented in several places. boot(8) see the IMPORTANT NOTICE at the end. FAQ http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#DISK-DIVIDE-RESTRICTIONS The original question is also a FAQ http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/troubleshoot.html#NLIST-FAILED I belive the second case applies here. I will close this PR later if no-one beat me to it. /Johan K -- Johan Karlsson mailto:k@numeri.campus.luth.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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