It means that some bios's still won't allow a boot above cylinder 1023. How big is Windows? On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Deedra Waters wrote: > ponders I don't really don't understand what that means. we have linux on > the second partision with windows on the first we gave linux 15 gigs > to work with > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Holmes, Steve" <SAHolmes at ahcccs.state.az.us> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:54 AM > Subject: RE: a few things > > > > I wonder if your hard disk is too big. I mean the disk being too large > for > > normal booting Windows gets around it with kludges and Linux (after > booting > > can get around some of those issues without special kludges. I think lilo > > requires a starting address low enough to boot properly. > > > > Take a look at ide.txt in /usr/src/linux/Documentation for a brief > > explanation of some of this hard disk geometry stuff. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deedra Waters [mailto:dmwaters at tampabay.rr.com] > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:25 PM > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > > > we tried this and that didn't work. So we tried installing grub instead... > > but then we got the error with windows. still not sure what we're missing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:02 AM > > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > > > > RE-install lilo. When it comes to the boot menu, pressing tab will give > > > you the options. You must type in any option other then the > > > default. The default will be marked with an astrick. You can change the > > > default by editing lilo.conf found in /etc then running lilo from a > > > command prompt. > > > > > > ======= > > > Kirk Wood > > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > > > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp
