Re: problems on 6.4 gig drive

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Jun 11 1999 - 14:41:38 EDT

Victor..
but the drive is ok..?! :-)

Victor Kress wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> 3 months ago I purchased a 6.4 gig IBM drive from Bill Morrow. I've been trying to
> install operating systems off and on since then, in between getting work done with my
> old drive. What I'm trying to do is make the first gig games+windows95, then a logical
> partition with 2 gigs for warp and 3.4 gigs for linux. I'm trying to use boot manager, but I
> don't think that is the issue. When I load Linux (RH5.2 or 6.0) I get an error at the end
> saying it can't install boot loader. Is this that 1024 cylindar issue? I installed the bios
> that came with the new drive, and I can access the entire drive with not probs in the
> ultra-super-mega-slim-bay. Any tips?
>
> Thanks,
> -Victor
>
> ________________________________
> Victor Kress
> Geological Sciences
> Box 351310
> University of Washington
> Seattle, Washington
> 98195-1310
>
> (206)616-8512
> kress_at_u.washington.edu 

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