Re: 486 with a large HDD

[Jeffrey Yep <jyep@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it is because a 486 can't handle a HDD with more that 600MB or so 
cause I faced a similar problem. Corret meif I'm wrong.
Jeff

>From: "ramas" <ramas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxx
>To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: 486 with a large HDD
>Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:40:10 +0530
>
>Hi all,
>I am having a problem with a 486 DX2 @66 machine. This machine got itself a
>new HDD Seagate with 4.3 GB HDD and I am attempting to install Linux on 
>this
>machine to act as a firewall. DOS fdisk does not see more than 504 MB of 
>the
>HDD. So I used the Disk Manager that came with teh HDD to create two
>partitions.
>In addition while chosing a server install the machine fails to mount after
>trying the various partitions. I had set the BIOS settings to both LBA and
>normal but to no avail. Does someone have a clue with this type of install.
>
>Thanks
>- ramas
>
>
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