[ILUG-BOM] boot partition >1024 cylinders.

[S. Krishnan]

This issue arises because most PC BIOses directly
support disks of only up to 8.4 GB size, thus
requiring you to have all your bootable partitions
within the 8.4 GB limitation.  However, I believe
newer versions of LILO work around this limitation. 
Look for the latest LILO documentation on the web, and
see if this is correct.  Maybe other list members can
contribute their inputs too.  

Regards,

Krishnan

--- shahazad at linuxplanet.nu wrote:
> Hi all,
> i have a 20 GB HDD & have win2000 preinstalled on it
> with just one primary 
> partition (C: drive). & the disk is filled upto 55%
> of its capacity, now i want 
> to install Linux on it by making a another partition
> & installing 2 OS's over 
> it which i have done many a times but as my current
> HDD has just 1 partition & 
> is filled upto 10 GB i face a problem while
> installing RH 7.1 
> 
> The error i am getting is --> boot partition >1024
> cylinders.
> 
> .. well i created the partition using *fips* utility
> which partitions without 
> loosing the data on the drive present currently but
> when tried to install it 
> gave me the error above again & again & was unable
> to install linux(sorry 
> GNU/linux) ;)
> 
> i guess this problem is becoz the boot partition or
> may be the primary 
> partition shouldnt exceed 3 gb..
> 
> plz suggest me a solution ..i tried to find
> bootpartition software but i didnt 
> get it on the net & also donno how to fiddle with
> it.
> 
> Thanx
> cheers~
> </shahazad>
> 
> 
> 
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