[ltp] getting beyond the 8-Gbyte limit

[D. Sen]

I think the latest version of lilo
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo/ doesnt have the 1024
cylinder limit. I am using GRUB....which also doesnt have the limit.

DS
David Newman wrote:

> Am looking to install Linux on my T21 (2647-67U) in a dual-boot config with
> Windows 2000, and need help in getting past the 8-Gbyte barrier.
>
> This machine has a 10G drive, and currently I have two partitions for W2K:
>
> 6.9 Gbytes (7,416,266,752 bytes) for the OS
> 768 Mbytes (805,044,224 bytes) I added as a W2K swap partition
>
> This total puts me over 8 Gbytes. I've tried to install both RH 6.2 and 7.0
> in the remaining space, but in both cases LILO complains about being over
> the 1024 cylinder limit.
>
> Is there any way to dual-boot without moving partitions around? Or is the
> 8-Gbyte limit a fixed one? I have heard this is a BIOS limitation, but maybe
> limits exist to be exceeded. :)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> dn
>
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