Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 08:10:20 -0500 From: Jonathan Fosburgh <syjef@mail.mdanderson.org> To: mhumm@ispchannel.com Cc: wash@poeza.iconnect.co.ke, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BIOS unsupported HDDs Message-ID: <87lmvynosk.wl@jef-nt.mdacc.tmc.edu> In-Reply-To: In your message of "Mon, 09 Oct 2000 07:40:09 -0500" <39E1BCA9.488B6626@ispchannel.com> References: <39E0BEEB.BC95C300@ispchannel.com> <20001009093531.G4647@poeza.iconnect.co.ke> <39E1BCA9.488B6626@ispchannel.com>
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* Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com> writes: > Odhiambo, > 4.1.1 will recognize a 20 GB HDD even if the BIOS does not? That's amazing! > How can an OS recognize hardware without consulting the BIOS? > I'm anxious to read your reply, but in the mean time, I will begin preparing to > upgrade my FBSD system to 4.1.1. BTW, is that version current or stable? > Mark > Odhiambo Washington wrote: FreeBSD (I think) does not use the BIOS for much information. Case in point, I have a 17.2G HD that my BIOS probes as 8G. FreeBSD sees the entire drive and I am using just fine as my primary master (so, yes, I am booting fine off the drive.) -- Jonathan Fosburgh Open Systems Communications and Computer Services UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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