address@hidden: Re: [Bug-grub] Hitting cylinder limit with GRUB]

[Jason Thomas]

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> Date: 29 Dec 2002 20:16:45 -0500
> From: Glenn Becker <address@hidden>
> To: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Bug-grub] Hitting cylinder limit with GRUB
> 
> Jason,
> 
> On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 20:03, Jason Thomas wrote:
> > what does your menu.lst file look like? (or grub.conf)
> 
> Here is my menu.lst:
> 
> default=0
> timeout=15
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Slackware Linux (2.4.18)
>       root (hd0,0)
>       kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda1 vga=771
> 
> title Windows 98
>       map (hd0,0) (hd0,2)
>       map (hd0,2) (hd0,0)
>       rootnoverify (hd0,2)
>       chainloader +1
> 
> title FreeBSD
>       root (hd0,3,a)
>       kernel /boot/loader
>  
> > was windows on the whole drive initially, or did you install it into
> > hda3 after repartitioning the drive?
> 
> I haven't installed win yet ... hda3 used to a Linux partition set aside
> for Linux From Scratch. Haven't been able to access hda3 or hda4 with
> GRUB, yet. Only Linux boots: the other choices give a 'beyond cylinder
> limit' error.
> 
> I had assumed since LILO was letting me boot FreeBSD from way up on the
> disk that the BIOS was 'okay' for this.
> 
> Thanks for the response! :)
> 
> Glenn
> 
> 
> 

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