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From: "Jeffery T. White" <zellion@cyberwind.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD beyond 1024 cylinder
Date: 10 Sep 1996 06:28:03 GMT
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Well I have it on an OLD 680 meg Maxtor SCSI, with an even older 386 BIOS
so it sounds true to me. I don't think my controller, Adaptec 1542,is doing
any translation either...

-- 
| Jeffery T. White
| email: zellion@cyberwind.com
|
| Cyberwind,  The wind knows...
| http://www.cyberwind.com




Kent Slater <kslater@vt.edu> wrote in article
<512c9s$7hd@solaris.cc.vt.edu>...
> 	I wish to install FreeBSD on a 2.1 gig SCSI Hard Drive, along 
> with other operating systems (Windows NT and straight DOS).  Throughout 
> the installation and other documentation both on and offline, the 
> documents frequently warn about installing FreeBSD beyond the 1024 
> cylinder (about 528 MB I think).  However, I recall seeing something 
> about that only applying to EIDE drives.  Am I correct in thinking that 
> it does indeed only apply to EIDE Hard Drives and that I can install 
> FreeBSD anywhere on the Hard Drive I wish?
> 
> 		Thanks,
> 		Kent Slater
> 		kslater@vt.edu
> 
> 
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Courier New">Well I have it on an OLD 680 meg =
Maxtor SCSI, with an even older 386 BIOS so it sounds true to me. I =
don't think my controller, Adaptec 1542,is doing any translation =
either...<br><br>-- <br>| Jeffery T. White<br>| email: <font =
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2.1 gig SCSI Hard Drive, along <br>&gt; with other operating systems =
(Windows NT and straight DOS). &nbsp;Throughout <br>&gt; the =
installation and other documentation both on and offline, the <br>&gt; =
documents frequently warn about installing FreeBSD beyond the 1024 =
<br>&gt; cylinder (about 528 MB I think). &nbsp;However, I recall seeing =
something <br>&gt; about that only applying to EIDE drives. &nbsp;Am I =
correct in thinking that <br>&gt; it does indeed only apply to EIDE Hard =
Drives and that I can install <br>&gt; FreeBSD anywhere on the Hard =
Drive I wish?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; &#009;&#009;Thanks,<br>&gt; =
&#009;&#009;Kent Slater<br>&gt; &#009;&#009;<font =
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