[linux-help] Re: Large disk drives && Ancient Bios'es

["D. Shane Robinson" <sean_orion@xxxxxxxxx>]

Trying to use Win95 (okay it's VFAT) and Linux on a dual boot
machine. Wish I could remember if Linux has ever caused a problem. If
so, probably hdd bad.

Thanks

--- Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 1) Why are you using FAT?
> 
> 2) I've never heard of an old BIOS _corrupting_ a large hard drive.
>  Some
> old BIOSes simply _won't work_ with larger hard
> drives--particularly in DOS
> or DOS-derrived (psuedo-)operating systems.
> 
> Linux and most any other "real" OS doesn't really care what the
> BIOS says
> about the hardware--it will detect the hard drive (usually
> accurately) on
> its own.  The only thing the BIOS matters for in that case is
> booting.
> 
> I use a 10gb hard drive in my 486 laptop without any problem.  The
> BIOS
> (amazingly) recognizes it as an 8gb drive... I have a 1gb Windows
> partition
> at the front of the drive, then the rest is for Linux.  Once the
> kernel is
> booted, Linux detects the HD itself, and properly detects all 10gb
> and uses
> it without a problem.
> 
> 
> 
> > Is anyone aware of any difficulties with some hdd's getting
> > corrupted when used ancient bios (1994) are used in conjunction
> with
> >>1024 cylinder hdd? I have had some difficulties with my hdd
> getting
> > corrupted (started defraging C drive last night and corrupted my
> FAT.
> > Had other problems of partition info being lost) Thanks for any
> > insight.
> >
> >
> >
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