Re: tlug: LILO Vs. 1024 cylinders

[jwb@example.com (Jim Breen)]

On Oct 6,  3:44am, Shigeo Honda wrote:
} Subject: Re: tlug: LILO Vs. 1024 cylinders

>> I was told some old BIOS couldn't recognize over 2.5GB HD.

The BIOS on my olde 486 at home can't see past 512Mb, so I have to
install the boot-time overlays to get past that limit with DOS and
Win95B1. Linux is fine, and I think Win95B2 is OK too.

Since I do use a little DOS there (my wife prefers it!), I install the
overlays, which means that I can't have LILO in the MBR. This is not a
problem, as loadlin handles the boot fine. I have a "Boot Linux" shortcut
on the Win95 desktop, with that cute little dynamite/plunger icon.

Jim

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